A Case of Net Visual Loss and Gain (Presentation Video)

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Title A Case of Net Visual Loss and Gain (Presentation Video)
Creator Thomas Slamovits
Subject Optic Nerve Diseases; Ocular Paraneoplastic Syndromes; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis
History A 68-year old female with a sudden loss of vision OU. Previous history significant for anemia, presumed by patient to account for her presenting symptoms.
Pathology Multiple rim-enhancing hepatic lesions of parenchymal prominence in the tail of the pancreas.
Disease/Diagnosis Paraneoplastic optic neuropathy secondary to non-secretory pancreatic (islet cell) neuroendocrine tumor
Clinical VA: (best-corrected) 20/125 OD - improvable with pinhole to 20/100 OD, 20/100 OS
Presenting Symptom Sudden bilateral loss of vision; RAPD OS
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment IVIG; Antineoplastic agents
Date 2011-02-05
References 1. Boghen, D., M. Sebag, and J. Michaud, Paraneoplastic optic neuritis and encephalomyelitis. Report o f a case. Arch Neurol, 1988. 45(3): p. 353-6. 2. Margolin, E, Flint A and Trobe, JD High-Titer Collapsin Response -Mediating Protein-Associated (CRMP-5) Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy and Vitritis as the Only Clinical Manifestations in a Patient With Small Cell Lung Carcinoma J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2008, 28: 17-22. 3. Cross SA, Salomao DR, Parisi JE, et al. Paraneoplastic autoimmune optic neuritis with retinitis defined by CRMP-5-IgG. Ann Neurol 2003; 54:38-50. 4. Ares-Luque A, Garcia-Tunon LA, Saiz A, et al. Isolated paraneoplastic optic neuropathy associated with smallcell lung cancer and anti-CV2 antibodies. J Neurol 2007; 254:1131-2. 5. Calvert PC. A CR(I)MP in the optic nerve: recognition and implications of paraneoplastic optic neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol 2006; 26:165-7.
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Source 43rd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 2011 Walsh Session, February 5
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 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6251n20
Contributor Primary Slamovits, Thomas
Contributor Secondary Posner, Jerome; Reidy, Diane; Thirkill, Charles; Keltner, John
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179049
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6251n20
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