Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia with Preservation of the Bell's Phenomenon in a 68-Year old Female with an Eosinophilic Adenoma of the Pituitary

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Identifier walsh_1973_s4_c1
Title Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia with Preservation of the Bell's Phenomenon in a 68-Year old Female with an Eosinophilic Adenoma of the Pituitary
Creator J. B. MacLean
Subject Acromegaly; Ophthalmoplegia; Adenoma, Acidophil; Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive; Ocular Motility Disorders; Neuritis; Strabismus
History A female patient initially evaluated in 1957 for symptoms and signs of a suprasellar mass with acromegaly. Radiation therapy was instituted with a diagnosis of eosinophilic adenoma of the pituitary, with prompt clearing of her partial field cut and motility disturbance on the right and lessening of her headache disorder.
Pathology Bell phenomenon
Disease/Diagnosis Eosinophilic adenoma obliterating cavernous sinus with compression of of the basilar artery
Clinical N/A
Presenting Symptom Headache; Diplopia
Neuroimaging N/A
Treatment Surgery
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1973 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1973 Walsh Session, March 2.
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 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s64x5bkq
Contributor Primary MacLean, J.B.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178282
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x5bkq