Journal article
Case Report: Transient Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Multiple Sclerosis
Optometry and vision science, v 96(8), pp 617-619
01 Aug 2019
PMID: 31318799
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Abstract
PURPOSE The purpose of this case report is to present a patient with a transient presentation of dorsal midbrain syndrome, resolving within 1 week of initial symptoms, which was ultimately attributed to multiple sclerosis in the setting of a normal enhanced brain MRI study. CASE REPORT A 33-year-old man with new-onset visual complaints was found to have upgaze paresis, eyelid retraction, and pupillary light-near dissociation suggestive of dorsal midbrain syndrome. Within days, enhanced brain MRI was completed and showed a normal finding, and the clinical features of dorsal midbrain syndrome had resolved. Subsequent spine imaging and lumbar puncture lead to an ultimate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. CONCLUSIONS There have been a few reported cases of dorsal midbrain syndrome as the presenting feature of multiple sclerosis. This case is unique because it reports a transient presentation of dorsal midbrain syndrome, documented to have resolved only days after initial presentation, which was ultimately attributed to multiple sclerosis.
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- Title
- Case Report: Transient Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Multiple Sclerosis
- Creators
- Kelly A. Malloy - Salus UniversityErin M. Draper - Salus UniversityAshley Kay Maglione - Salus University
- Publication Details
- Optometry and vision science, v 96(8), pp 617-619
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- The Eye Institute (TEI); Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000478597000009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85071059661
- Other Identifier
- 991022018101504721
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