Parkinsonitis (PowerPoint)

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Identifier walsh_2008_s2_c5_pp
Title Parkinsonitis (PowerPoint)
Creator Alice Kim
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 2008-03-09
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 Session 2, Case 5, Walsh Session, NANOS 2008
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 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6p55r81
Contributor Primary Kim, Alice
Contributor Secondary Petzinger, Giselle; Quiros, Peter
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178216
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p55r81
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