| Identifier |
walsh_2000_s3_c4 |
| Title |
Amyreally Not Thinking Clearly |
| Creator |
Norah S. Lincoff MD, University at Buffalo |
| Subject |
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy; Scotoma; Hemianopsia; Alexia, Pure; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic |
| History |
A 64-year old male with episodes of blurred vision. Previous history significant for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, anosmia, and herpes. |
| Pathology |
Hyperplasia of the surface epithelium associated with fibrosis ans chronic inflammation. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/15 OU; Color plates: 5/6 OS; RAPD OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Blurred vision; Mild nausea |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antihypertensive agents |
| Date |
2000-03-25 |
| References |
1. Caplan LR, Stein RW. Stroke. A clinical approach. Boston, Butterworth 1986;270. 2. Caplan LR, Brain Embolism, revisited. Neurology 1993;43:1281-7. 4. Greenberg SM, Vonsattel PJG, Stakes, JW, Gruber M, Finkelstein SP. The clinical spectrum of cerebral amyloid angiopathy: presentations without lobar hemorrhage. Neurology 1993:43:2073-9. 5. Hendricks HT, Franke CL, Theunissen PHMH. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: diagnosis by MRI and brain biopsy. Neurology 1990;40:1308-10. 6. Yong WH, Robert ME, Secor DL, Kleikamp TJ, Vinters HV. Cerebral hemorrhage with biopsy-proven amyloid angiopathy. Arch Neurol 1992;49:51-8. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
32nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
Session 3, Case 4, Walsh Session, NANOS 2000 |
| 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/s6x069s6 |
| Contributor Primary |
Lincoff, Norah S. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Balos, Lucy |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178160 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x069s6 |
