Progressive Visual Loss, Disc Pallor, Gait Dysfunction, and Declining School Performance

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Identifier walsh_1997_s3_c1
Title Progressive Visual Loss, Disc Pallor, Gait Dysfunction, and Declining School Performance
Creator Martin P. Kolsky
Subject Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration; Dystonic Disorders; Hypolipoproteinemias; Optic Atrophy
History A 12-year old male with a several year history of bi-lateral loss of vision, slurred speech, gait disturbance and declining school performance.
Pathology Brown pigmentation of the globus pallidus; Swollen axon fragments consistent with chronic denervation.
Disease/Diagnosis Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome
Clinical VA: 20/80 OD, 20/60 OS declining to 20/200 OD, 20/400 OS
Presenting Symptom Loss of vision; Slurred speech; Gait disturbances
Neuroimaging MRI
Date 1997-05-05
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1997 Walsh Proceedings.
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1997 Walsh Session, April 5-6
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/s6dz0c2b
Contributor Primary Kolsky, Martin P.
Contributor Secondary Packer, Roger; Kattah, Jorge
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177978
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dz0c2b
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