Progressive Cortical Blindness

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Identifier walsh_1991_s3_c4
Title Progressive Cortical Blindness
Creator Jacqueline Winterkorn, MD, PhD (1947-2015), Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmlogy, Weill Cornell Medicine
Subject Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasm Metastasis; Hemianopsia; Brain Neoplasms; Blindness, Cortical; Dyslexia, Acquired
History A 68-year old female with a 6-month history of progressive loss of vision.
Pathology Ring-enhancing lesions in parieto-occiptal regions extending to corpus callosum
Disease/Diagnosis Small cell adenomcarcinoma metatstatic to brain
Clinical VA: 20/40 OU declining to HM OU
Presenting Symptom Progressive loss of vision OU
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Surgery; Steroids; XRT; Antineoplastic agents
Date 1991-02-21
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1991 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1991 Walsh Session,February 21-23
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/s6gt5qwc
Contributor Primary Winterkorn, Jacqueline S.
Contributor Secondary Epstein, N.; Farmer, P.; Ragone, P.; Teichberg, S.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177784
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt5qwc