Nocardia Abscess Presenting as Positive Visual Phenomena

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Identifier 20220213_nanos_posters_059
Title Nocardia Abscess Presenting as Positive Visual Phenomena
Creator Alexander S. Fein, Sean Kelly, Rajan Jain, Christopher William, Laura Balcer, Steven Galetta
Subject Visual Fields; Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, Prion); Neuro-ophth & Systemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid)
Description Brain abscesses are a rare cause of focal neurologic symptoms, with Nocardia species accounting for 1-2% of all cerebral abcesses. We report a case of occipital lobe abscess presenting with positive visual phenomena followed by visual field cut.
Date 2022-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2022 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2022: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Posterior Visual Pathway and Visual Processing
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 2022. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6nejbqt
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Alexander S. Fein
Contributor Secondary Sean Kelly, Rajan Jain, Christopher William, Laura Balcer, Steven Galetta
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 2062734
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nejbqt
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