The Walsh Society Annual Meeting Archives: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Walsh Society, which is now part of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS) Annual Meeting. Contains records from the first meeting in 1969, through the present.
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Admissions Ad Nauseum: A Cryptic Case of Chiasmopathy | Sara Ann Simpson; Alex Merkler; Ehud Lavi; Joseph Safedieh; Alan Segal; Marc Dinkin | A 38 year old healthy female presented with blurred vision. Her ophthalmologist found acuities of 20/200 OD and 20/50 OS, a central scotoma OD and a temporal hemianopia OS. Neurological examination was normal. MRI revealed patchy leptomeningeal enhancement. VEP, SSEP, BAEP were all unrevealing. ANA ... |
| 177 |
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OMG, I Can't C | Chantal J. Boisvert; Daniel Sand; Andrea D'Auria; Peter A. Quiros | Headaches for the past 8 months that became more severe in the last few weeks. They were pressure like, came and went, started occipital and radiated to the front. He was able to get initial relief with ibuprofen, but for the past week it didn't help. His past medical history was significant for DM,... |
| 178 |
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A Case of Mistaken Identity | Lindsey B. De Lott; Patricia L. Robertson; Suresh K. Mukherji; Andrew P. Lieberman; Jonathan D. Trobe | A healthy 6-month old boy was sent to a pediatric neurologist because his parents had noted "irregular eye movements" for 1 month. The neurologist found horizontal nystagmus with a rare vertical component and ordered a brain MRI that demonstrated a suprasellar mass, prompting hospital admission. We ... |
| 179 |
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Diabetes Does Not Explain It All | Philip M. Skidd; Joseph F. Rizzo; Florian S. Eichler; Dean Cestari | Systemic hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, hypercholesteremia, anxiety and depression. |
| 180 |
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Sacramentum Gladiatorium | Michael Vaphiades; Jennifer Doyle | Medical history includes hypertension and hyperlipidemia. |
| 181 |
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Raise Your Grade Point Average | Hilary M. Grabe; Jeffrey L. Myers; Douglas J. Quint; Victor M. Elner; Jonathan D. Trobe | Two years earlier, he had had persistent hearing loss in the left ear attributed elsewhere to infection. One year later, he developed left facial weakness diagnosed as Bell's palsy, treated with corticosteroids without recovery. A few months later, he became hoarse and had difficulty swallowing. |
| 182 |
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Ain't No Sunshine When You Are Gone! | Veeral S. Shah; Linda Sternau; Michelle Felicella; Sanders Dubovy; Chris Alabiad; Norman J. Schatz; Byron L. Lam | An 18 year-old Latin American female presented with progressive visual loss OD over 6 weeks. She initially had blurry vision and photophobia OD with a central scotoma OD on HVF testing. At that time, examination revealed a right swollen optic nerve with retinal hemorrhages. She was otherwise healthy... |
| 183 |
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Some Orbital Confusion | Steven A. Newman; David T. Bourne | In September 2006 he had been referred for a second opinion regarding a 5 year history of intermittent swelling around the right orbit, worsening over 7 months associated with double vision, and proptosis (C,D). |
| 184 |
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Clues Hidden in the Skin | Janet C. Rucker; Catherine Cho; James Weisfeld-Adams; Scott Brodie | She underwent neurological evaluation at age 32 (neuroimaging, serologies, lumbar puncture, muscle biopsy) with no resultant diagnosis (records unavailable). She required a wheelchair by age 36 and gradually developed slurred speech, cognitive decline, and worsened motor function. Simultaneous with ... |
| 185 |
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It's All in Your Head | William L. Hills; Marjorie R. Grafe; Jane Weissman; Julie Falardeau; Michele K. Mass; William T. Shults | Migraine headache with visual aura since age 27 and upper airway resistance syndrome. |
| 186 |
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Spots, Spots Everywhere, And Not A Spot To See | Sarkis M. Nazarian; Kelli Y. Shaon; Kenneth R. Habetz; Ayman Al-Salaimeh; John D. Schwankhaus; Joseph G. Chacko | Additional history revealed that the patient had suffered a tick bite about two weeks prior to the onset of his rash. |
| 187 |
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Golden Grapes | Heather E. Moss; Sean Zivin; Amy Lin; Vinay Aakalu; Senad Osmanovic; Omar Al Heeti; Stockton Mayer; Mahesh Patel | A 71 year-old African American woman presented with a painful right retrobulbar optic neuropathy and weight loss. ESR was 74. She was treated with steroids. Temporal artery biopsy did not show arteritis. Nine days later, while on a steroid taper, she developed fevers, worsening right eye vision, pto... |
| 188 |
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Behind the Curtain | Marc H. Levin; Pallavi Gopal; Steven L. Galetta | There was no significant past medical history, no smoking history, nor any systemic symptoms. |
| 189 |
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No Rhabdo? | Mark R. Melson | A 5 year-old girl presented for evaluation of a right orbital mass displacing the globe superiorly. She had a 5 week history of swelling around her right eye. Her pediatrician diagnosed a blocked tear duct and referred her to an ophthalmologist. She failed empiric treatment for orbital cellulitis an... |
| 190 |
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Occam's Razor or Gamma Knife? | Kaushal M. Kulkarni; Linda Sternau; Byron L. Lam | Hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and an episode of anterior uveitis in the right eye 10 years earlier. |
| 191 |
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Spots, Spots Everywhere, And Not A Spot To See | Sarkis M. Nazarian; Kelli Y. Shaon; Kenneth R. Habetz; Ayman Al-Salaimeh; John D. Schwankhaus; Joseph G. Chacko | Additional history revealed that the patient had suffered a tick bite about two weeks prior to the onset of his rash. |
| 192 |
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Is it Naughty or Nice? | Daniel Gold; Madhura Tamhankar; Laura Balcer; Thomas Coyne; Clyde Markowitz; Steven Galetta | Subjective fever and cold symptoms were noted 3 weeks prior, and she had experienced transient visual obscurations for 2 weeks. |
| 193 |
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Admissions Ad Nauseum: A Cryptic Case of Chiasmopathy | Sara Ann Simpson; Alex Merkler; Ehud Lavi; Joseph Safedieh; Alan Segal; Marc Dinkin | A 38 year old healthy female presented with blurred vision. Her ophthalmologist found acuities of 20/200 OD and 20/50 OS, a central scotoma OD and a temporal hemianopia OS. Neurological examination was normal. MRI revealed patchy leptomeningeal enhancement. VEP, SSEP, BAEP were all unrevealing. ANA ... |
| 194 |
 |
A Case of Mistaken Identity | Lindsey B. De Lott; Patricia L. Robertson; Suresh K. Mukherji; Andrew P. Lieberman; Jonathan D. Trobe | A healthy 6-month old boy was sent to a pediatric neurologist because his parents had noted "irregular eye movements" for 1 month. The neurologist found horizontal nystagmus with a rare vertical component and ordered a brain MRI that demonstrated a suprasellar mass, prompting hospital admission. We ... |
| 195 |
 |
OMG, I Can't C | Chantal J. Boisvert; Daniel Sand; Andrea D'Auria; Peter A. Quiros | Headaches for the past 8 months that became more severe in the last few weeks. They were pressure like, came and went, started occipital and radiated to the front. He was able to get initial relief with ibuprofen, but for the past week it didn't help. His past medical history was significant for DM,... |
| 196 |
 |
Behind the Curtain | Marc H. Levin; Pallavi Gopal; Steven L. Galetta | There was no significant past medical history, no smoking history, nor any systemic symptoms. |
| 197 |
 |
Ain't No Sunshine When You Are Gone! | Veeral S. Shah; Linda Sternau; Michelle Felicella; Sanders Dubovy; Chris Alabiad; Norman J. Schatz; Byron L. Lam | An 18 year-old Latin American female presented with progressive visual loss OD over 6 weeks. She initially had blurry vision and photophobia OD with a central scotoma OD on HVF testing. At that time, examination revealed a right swollen optic nerve with retinal hemorrhages. She was otherwise healthy... |
| 198 |
 |
Golden Grapes | Heather E. Moss; Sean Zivin; Amy Lin; Vinay Aakalu; Senad Osmanovic; Omar Al Heeti; Stockton Mayer; Mahesh Patel | A 71 year-old African American woman presented with a painful right retrobulbar optic neuropathy and weight loss. ESR was 74. She was treated with steroids. Temporal artery biopsy did not show arteritis. Nine days later, while on a steroid taper, she developed fevers, worsening right eye vision, pto... |
| 199 |
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Diabetes Does Not Explain It All | Philip M. Skidd; Joseph F. Rizzo; Florian S. Eichler; Dean Cestari | Systemic hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, hypercholesteremia, anxiety and depression. |
| 200 |
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Deaf and Dizzy. Have We Been Susacked? | Jorge C. Kattah; John H. Pula; Paayal K. Patel; Meena Gujrati; David E. Newman-Toker | Acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) with unsteadiness, nausea, vomiting and decreased hearing. He is diabetic, has arterial hypertension, and was taking losartan, metformin, clopidogrel, and atorvastatin but was not on ototoxic or vasodilators medications. Examination at presentation showed left axial l... |