Case 43-1993: A 71-Year-Old Woman with Confusion, Hemianopia, and an Occipital Mass

Richard C. Cabot; Robert E. Scully; Eugene J. Mark; William F. Mcneely; Betty U. Mcneely; John W. Henson; Mary Jane Ferraro

doi:10.1056/NEJM199310283291809

Case 43-1993: A 71-Year-Old Woman with Confusion, Hemianopia, and an Occipital Mass

Richard C. Cabot, Robert E. Scully, Eugene J. Mark, William F. Mcneely, Betty U. Mcneely, John W. Henson, Mary Jane Ferraro

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Presentation of Case A 71-year-old right-handed woman was admitted to the hospital because of a question of a brain tumor. The patient had been in stable health until four months earlier, when she became aware of difficulty in concentrating. Three weeks before entry she began to have midline frontal headaches accompanied by a sensation of local “pressure.” Soon thereafter she observed intermittent diplopia during which objects appeared to be skewed. About one week later she had difficulty in reading and writing a letter and affixed a stamp to the upper left corner of the envelope and was then unable to…

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1335-1341
Number of pages	7
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	329
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199310283291809
State	Published - Oct 28 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Case 43-1993: A 71-Year-Old Woman with Confusion, Hemianopia, and an Occipital Mass

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