| Identifier |
walsh_2009_s4_c4 |
| Title |
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go |
| Creator |
Melissa W. Ko, MD, FAAN, Upstate University Hospital |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Pupil Disorders; Diplopia; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Intracranial Hypertension; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Hydrocephalus |
| History |
A 24-year-old man with a 3-day history of headache and vomiting followed by diplopia, facial weakness and seizures. |
| Pathology |
GFAP-expressing cells embedded with reactive subdural arachnoid tissue. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU declining to HM at 6" OD, 20/50 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Vomiting; Diplopia; Facial weakness; Seizures |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; IV steroids; Alkylating antineoplastic agents |
| Date |
2009-02-22 |
| References |
1. Yomo, S., et al., A case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol, 81 (2): p. 209-1 6, 2007. 2.Dorner, L., et al., Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis in a 2-year-old girl. Surg Neurol, 2008. 3. Beauchesne, P., et al., Aggressive treatment with complete remission in primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis - a case report. J Neurooncol, 37(2): p. 161-7, 1998. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
Session 4, Case 4, Walsh Session, NANOS 2009 |
| 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/s6qf8wp8 |
| Contributor Primary |
Ko, Melissa W. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Turkeltaub, Peter; Lee, Edward; Gonatas, Nicholas; Volpe, Nicholas; Moster, Mark; Galetta, Steven |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178742 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qf8wp8 |
