Shlomo Dotan
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel
Title: Neuro-ophthalmologic diagnoses you do not want to miss
Biography
Biography: Shlomo Dotan
Abstract
The presentation will elaborate on five neuro-ophthalmologic disorders, part of a much longer list, which can potentially cause death or blindness if not diagnosed and treated correctly: (i) Aneurysmal third nerve palsy- the aneurysm is not the most common compressive lesion causing third nerve palsy, but it has the highest mortality if untreated; (ii) Giant Cell Arteritis- is an idiopathic inflammatory vasculitis affecting small to medium size arteries, which can cause blindness, but also cerebral infarction and cardiac ischemia; (iii) Myasthenia Gravis- is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction, which has both an ocular and generalized form. Myasthenic crisis is a neurologic emergency, which could cause paralysis of the muscles of breathing; (iv) Pituitary apoplexy results from hemorrhagic infarction of the pituitary gland, and causes acute endocrine and neurologic symptoms and; (v) Pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a condition of unknown cause that produces elevated intracranial pressure and papilledema primarily in young obese females, and in about 25% of cases might cause visual dysfunction.