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Identifier |
walsh_2009_s4_c4_pp |
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Title |
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go (PowerPoint) |
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Creator |
Ko, Melissa W. |
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Subject |
Papilledema; Pupil Disorders; Diplopia; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Intracranial Hypertension; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Hydrocephalus |
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Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Vomiting; Diplopia; Facial palsy; Seizures |
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History |
A 24-year-old man with a 3-day history of headache and vomiting followed by diplopia, facial weakness and seizures. |
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Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU declining to HMat 6" OD, 20/50 OS |
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Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
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Pathology |
GFAP-expressing cells embedded within reactive subdural arachnoid tissue. |
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Disease/Diagnosis |
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis |
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Treatment |
Surgery: IV Steroids; Alkylating antineoplastic agents |
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References |
1. Yomo, S., et al., A case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol, 81 (2): p. 209-1 6, 2007.
2.Dorner, L., et al., Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis in a 2-year-old girl. Surg Neurol, 2008.
3. Beauchesne, P., et al., Aggressive treatment with complete remission in primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis - a case report. J Neurooncol, 37(2): p. 161-7, 1998.
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Relation-Is Part Of |
Session 4, Case 4, Walsh Session, NANOS 2009 |
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Contributor Primary |
Ko, Melissa W. |
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Contributor Secondary |
Turkeltaub, Peter; Lee, Edward; Gonatas, Nicholas; Volpe, Nicholas; Moster, Mark; Galetta, Steven |
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Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
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Date-Original |
2009-02-22 |
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Context URL |
http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/Walsh/ |
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Resource Type |
Text |
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Format.Use |
application/pdf |
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Format.Creation |
application/pdf |
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Source |
41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
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Rights Management |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright |
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Holding.Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
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Annotation |
no |
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Collection |
Frank B. Walsh Collection, Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL |
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Language |
eng |
