Apical Madness

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Identifier walsh_1998_s1_c3
Title Apical Madness
Creator Sophia M. Chung, MD; John B. Selhorst, MD
Affiliation (SMC) (JBS) Saint Louis University Eye Institute, St. Louis, MO
Subject Giant Cell Arteritis; Ophthalmoplegia; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
History A 73-year old female with a 5-day history of acute visual loss OD. Previous history significant for right-side pneumonia.
Pathology Inflammation of ophthalmic artery
Disease/Diagnosis Giant cell arteritis
Clinical VA: 20/400 OD, 20/20 OS; Ophthalmoparesis OD
Presenting Symptom Acute loss of vision OD with ophthalmoplegia
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids
Date 1998
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 24th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1998 Walsh Session, March 22-23.
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 84112-6928
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178028
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zk5kdc
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