Identifier |
walsh_1989_s1_c4 |
Title |
An Atypical Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome |
Creator |
Warren L. Felton III, MD; K. Singh Sahni, MD; Nitya R. Ghatak, MD |
Affiliation |
(WLF) (KSS) (NRG) Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA |
Subject |
Papilledema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Granuloma, Foreign-Body; Optic Atrophy; Ocular Motility Disorders; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Gait Ataxia |
History |
A 21-year old male with a sudden loss of vision OD preceded by a 5-month history of modestly severe headache. |
Pathology |
Displacement of right internal carotid, middle cerebral and basilar arteries; Erosion of right petrous bone; Foreign-body granuloma compressing right CN V, VII and VIII. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome secondary to sphenoid sinus and jugular vein compromise by cholesterol granuloma |
Clinical |
VA: 20/200 OD, 20/20 OS. Color plates: 0/14 OD, 9/14 OS |
Presenting Symptom |
Loss of vision OD; Headache; Bilateral optic disc edema |
Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
Treatment |
Surgery |
Date |
1989 |
References |
Attached |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1989 Walsh Proceedings |
Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1989 Walsh Session, February 10-11 |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-7174 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s69889q7 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
177770 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69889q7 |