A True Air-Head

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Identifier walsh_1993_s5_c5
Title A True Air-Head
Creator Bedoya, Eduardo
Subject Pneumocephalus; Hemianopsia; Mucocele; Sphenoid Sinus; Iatrogenic Disease
History A 44-year old female underwent sphenoid sinus surgery for polyps. Post-operative complaints of severe headache and blurred vision on the temporal side of the left eye.
Pathology Pneumocephalus
Disease/Diagnosis Tension pneumocephalus causing bitemporal hemianopia after polypectomy and ethmoidectomy.
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Headache; Blurry vision temporal side OS
Neuroimaging CT
Treatment Surgery
Date 1993-03-14
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1993 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1993 Walsh Session, March 13-14
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s67s7rh3
Contributor Primary Bedoya, Eduardo
Contributor Secondary Tang, Rosa; Uy, Robert; Sabates, Felix Jr.; Burrows, Donna
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177871
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s7rh3
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