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Hard to Get. R. Huna-Baron MD (1) Sheba Medical Center. History. 77 year old male Right eye visual loss Severe right headache. Past medical history. Hypertension Ischemic heart disease Basal cell carcinoma Invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) - cystectomy and chemotherapy.
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Hard to Get R. Huna-Baron MD (1) Sheba Medical Center
History • 77 year old male • Right eye visual loss • Severe right headache
Past medical history • Hypertension • Ischemic heart disease • Basal cell carcinoma • Invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) - cystectomyand chemotherapy
History • Three months prior right severe headache – diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia by a neurologist • Two months prior right eye visual blur
Work up done before • CBC - wnl • ESR - 17mm/hr • SMAC - wnl • MRI – read as “only ischemic white matter changes and normal optic nerves” • CT of chest and abdomen - no change • Temporal artery biopsy - negative
Examination • Visual acuity – OD-finger counting OS-6//7.5 • Color vision- Ishihara color plates OD - none, OS - 14/14 • Trigeminal & facial functions - intact • Ocular movements - mild limitation of elevation • Pupils - OD +3 APD
Examination – cont. • Dilated fundus exam: OD - mild pale swelling, no cells in the vitreous OS - normal
Examination- cont. • Humphrey (24-2) : OD - dense temporal, superior defect OS - mild superior constriction
Examination - cont. • Slit-lamp - bilateral 3+ nuclear sclerosis cataracts • The remainder of the general and neurological exams was normal
How you define patient’s condition? • What is your differential diagnosis? • How are you going to proceed?