| Identifier |
19850308_nanos_sciplatform3_06 |
| Title |
Temporal Arteritis with an Orbital Mass |
| Creator |
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD, Flora L. Thornton Chair, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC |
| Subject |
Temporal Arteritis; Orbital Mass; Sudden Vision Loss; CRAO; Temporal Artery Biopsy; Myositis |
| Description |
A 70-year-old white woman presented to her ophthalmologist with sudden loss of vision OS. His examination revealed visual acuity to be 20/25 OD and NLP OS, and an amaurotic pupil OS. Her sed rate was 34. The patient was thought to have a CRAO and was admitted for a workup which included: medical consult, non-invasive carotid testing, cerebral angiography, and temporal artery biopsy. Other than showing mild atherosclerosis, the results were all negative. She was discharged on aspirin and persantine. |
| Date |
1985-03-08 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1985 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1985: Scientific Platform Presentation (Session 3) |
| 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 1985. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ms70hd |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Contributor Primary |
Smith, Craig H |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183631 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ms70hd |
