Identifier |
walsh_1999_s3_c5 |
Title |
I.I.I.I.H. (Incessant Imposter of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension) |
Creator |
Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, Professor, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern |
Subject |
Medulloblastoma; Papilledema; Encephalocele; Intracranial Hypertension; Neoplasm Metastasis; Cerebellar Neoplasms |
History |
A 22-year old male with headache, intracranial noise and eye fatigue and blind spot OD. |
Pathology |
Tonsillar herniation with diffuse spinal leptomeningeal tumor spread. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Metastatic medulloblastoma |
Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU |
Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Neck pain; Posturally-induced transient visual obscurations |
Neuroimaging |
MRI |
Treatment |
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors |
References |
1. Hubbard JL, Scheithauer BW, Kispert DB, Carpenter SM, et al. Adult cerebellar medulloblastomas: the pathological, radiographic, and clinical disease spectrum. J Neurosurg 1989;70:536-544. 2. Meyers SP, Kemp SS, Tarr RW. MR imaging features of medulloblastomas. AJR 1992;158:859-865. 3. Kochi M, Mihara Y, Takada A, Yatomi C, et al. MRI of subarachnoid dissemination of medulloblastoma. Neuroradiology 1991;33:264-268. 4. Nelson M, DieblerC, Forbes W St C. Paediatric medulloblastoma in the SIOP II trial. Neuroradiology 1991;33:140-142. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1999 Walsh Session, February 6-7. |
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/s6db84nw |
Contributor Primary |
Friedman, Deborah I. |
Contributor Secondary |
Thompson, David; Smith, Mark V.; Coyle, Thomas |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
178102 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6db84nw |