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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463946903321

Autore

Lee Andrew G

Titolo

Emergencies in neuro-ophthalmology [[electronic resource] ] : a case based approach / / Andrew G. Lee ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2010

ISBN

1-283-14422-0

9786613144225

981-4295-02-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

617.7/32

Soggetti

Neuroophthalmology

Ophthalmologic emergencies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acute painful ptosis, complete ophthalmoplegia with a red eye -- Chronic painless ptosis, complete ophthalmoplegia with a red eye -- Acute painless homonymous hemianopsia -- Acute painful homonymous hemianopsia -- Acute bilateral optic disc edema -- Subacute bilateral optic disc edema -- Acute homonymous hemianopsia in febrile patient -- Acute painless isolated sixth nerve palsy -- Acute progressive bilateral ophthalmoplegia with mental status change -- Acute unilateral optic neuropathy -- Acute pupil spared third nerve palsy -- Acute pupil involved third nerve palsy -- Acute proptosis with red eyes -- Acute visual loss in a leukemia patient -- Acute ophthalmoplegia after vomiting -- Acute anisocoria -- Optic disc edema with a macular star figure -- Acute transient monocular visual loss -- Jaw pain and headache in an elderly woman -- Acute bitemporal hemianopsia -- Acute anisocoria with neck pain -- Acute painful ophthalmoplegia.

Sommario/riassunto

The management of emergent neuro-ophthalmic conditions can be a life-saving encounter for the general ophthalmologist. This book covers life-threatening scenarios that a general ophthalmologist might encounter, and is designed to help the ophthalmologist make



emergency triage decisions for initial evaluation and treatment of potentially vision- or life-threatening conditions. This book is case based, and provides the reader with the invaluable expert views of two neuro-ophthalmologists. One, Dr Lee is an ophthalmology-based neuro-ophthalmologist and the other, Dr Brazis is a neurology-based ne