Spontaneous Remission of Papilledema and Sixth Nerve Palsy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Title Spontaneous Remission of Papilledema and Sixth Nerve Palsy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Creator Gil I. Wolfe, MD; Steven L. Galetta, MD; Joan E. Mollman, MD
Affiliation Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
Abstract Spontaneous regression of hematologic malignancies is not uncommon and occurs in a wide variety of lymphomas and leukemias. In contrast, spontaneous remission of neurologic symptoms produced by these tumors is exceedingly rare. We report a patient with central nervous system acute lymphoblastic leukemia who experienced at least one spontaneous remission of papilledema and sixth nerve palsy. This represents, to our knowledge, the first case of spontaneous remission of neuro-ophthalmologic signs in a patient with acute leukemia. We conclude that meningeal leukemia may have a protracted course, and that spontaneous remission of neuro-ophthalmologic findings should not be so readily ascribed to a benign process in a patient with preexisting leukemia.
Subject Wolfe, GI; Galetta, SL; Mollman, JE
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Date 1994-06
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6m361tk
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 224493
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6m361tk
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