Painful Ophthalmoplegia - Much More Then Meets the Eye

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Identifier walsh_1991_s5_c6
Title Painful Ophthalmoplegia - Much More Then Meets the Eye
Creator Deborah I. Friedman, MD; Steven E. Feldon, MD; Henry L. Hudson, BS; David R. Hinton, MD
Affiliation (DIF) (SEF) (HLH) (DRH) SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY
Subject Exophthalmos; Ophthalmoplegia; Orbital Pseudotumor; Astrocytoma
History A 42-year old female with proptosis, blurred vision, painful ophthalmoplegia OD and headache. Previous history significant for left ptosis 8 years prior that resolved spontaneously.
Pathology Inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes, macrophages and plasma cells in subarachnoid space.
Disease/Diagnosis Inflammatory orbital pseudotumor with intracranial involvement and anaplastic astrocytoma
Clinical VA: 20/25 OD, 20/20 OS
Presenting Symptom Proptosis; Blurred vision; Painful ophthalmoplegia OD; Headache
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids
Date 1991
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 18th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of 1991 Walsh Session,February 21-23
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6dv1nm5
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177800
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dv1nm5
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