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M L Monteiro

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PubMed1984

A syndrome of arterial-occlusive retinopathy and encephalopathy.

An analysis of two new cases and four previously reported cases produced evidence for a syndrome of arterial-occlusive retinopathy and encephalopathy. All six patients were women; they ranged in age from 21 to 40 years. The clinical features of this condition include multiple branch retinal arterial occlusions and encephalopathy in which behavioral and memory disturbances predominate early. Hearing loss is frequent. Except for cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and an increased cerebrospinal fluid protein level, there are few laboratory or radiographic abnormalities. The disease may be responsive to corticosteroid therapy. There are some similarities between this syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus but it appears to be a distinct disease entity. A comparison of the retinal findings with those described in experimental allergic encephalitis suggests that this may be a virally induced immune-mediated disease. Although only four clearly documented examples of this syndrome have been reported, we suspect that cases may have been overlooked because of failure to recognize arterial branch occlusions in the peripheral retina.

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PubMed1984

Iron mydriasis.

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PubMed1984

Craniofacial dysmorphism and opsoclonus.

Report of a case with craniofacial dysmorphism and opsoclonus. The opsoclonus commenced in the perinatal period and abated at 18 months. Previous cases of opsoclonus associated with cranial and facial anomalies are reviewed, and it is suggested that opsoclonus in the authors' case was related to the delayed maturation of inhibitory cells in the brainstem.

Eye Diseases↗
PubMed1984

Orbitocalvarial swelling and proptosis as an early manifestation of systemic lymphoma.

A 67-year-old woman had acutely diminished vision and painful proptosis of the left eye amidst a background of chronic headache, scalp tenderness, proximal myalgias, intermittent fever, anemia, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates. All symptoms and signs were exquisitely corticosteroid-responsive. She underwent two negative temporal artery biopsies and several extensive negative evaluations for systemic disease. Ultimately deep scalp biopsy, bone biopsy, and bone marrow aspiration were performed, and all revealed a histologically well-differentiated lymphoma.

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PubMed1983

Downbeat nystagmus. Long-term therapy with moderate-dose lithium carbonate.

Downbeat nystagmus developed in a 67-year-old hypomagnesemic woman while she was receiving lithium carbonate for depression. This nystagmus abated each time lithium carbonate therapy was withdrawn, and no alternative causes of nystagmus were demonstrated. However, this nystagmus occurred despite serum lithium carbonate levels in the nontoxic range. Total-body magnesium deficiency may have enhanced the toxic effect of lithium carbonate on cerebellomedullary connections.

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PubMed1983

Foster-Kennedy syndrome caused by solitary intracranial plasmacytoma.

The first case of typical Foster-Kennedy syndrome, including decreased olfaction of the side of the optic atrophy due to a primary solitary intracranial extraskeletal plasmacytoma, is reported. Its appearance on a computed tomography scan was compatible with a meningioma or subdural hematoma. The patient demonstrated a chronic, corticosteroid-sensitive, relapsing optic neuropathy associated with an elevated sedimentation rate and a monoclonal gammopathy. The diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of such tumors are reviewed.

Brain Neoplasms↗