| Identifier |
walsh_2008_s2_c5 |
| Title |
Parkinsonitis |
| Creator |
Alice Kim; Giselle Petzinger; Peter Quiros |
| Affiliation |
Los Angeles, California |
| Subject |
Giant Cell Arteritis; Parkinsonian Disorders; Muscle Rigidity; Ocular Motility Disorders |
| History |
An 83-year old male with a 2-year history of motor, left gaze palsy and cognitive slowing. Previous history significant for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, Gilbert syndrome, and atrial fibrillation. |
| Pathology |
Elevated ESR; Parkinsonian syndrome |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Giant cell arteritis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/50 OD, 20/60 OS; Color plates: 9/15 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Subacute change in mental status; Akinetic-rigid parkinsonian features |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
IV anti-inflammatory agents; Corticosteroids |
| Date |
2008-03 |
| References |
1. Caselli RJ. Giant cell (temporal) arteritis: A treatable cause of multi-infarct dementia. Neurology 1990; 40: 753. 2. Caselli RJ. Hunder GG. Neurologic complications of giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Semin Neurol 1994;14(4): 349-53. 3. Caselli RJ. Hunder GG. Whisnant JP. Neurologic disease in biopsy-proven giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Neurology 1988; 38(3): 352-9. 4. Fietta P, Manganelli P. Steroid-reversible parkinsonism as presentation of polymyalgia rheumatica. Clin Rheumatol 2006; 25: 564-565. 5. Monteiro MLR, Coppeto JR, Greco P. Giant cell arteritis of the posterior cerebral circulation presenting with ataxia and ophthalmoplegia. Arch Ophthalmol 1984; 102: 407. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
40th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2008 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gm8b24 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178202 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gm8b24 |
