Clinical Case: Mrs. Richardson's Blindness
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

Time to regroup and make a plan.
  • Multiple and intermittent muscular and neurological complaints over several years.
  • Symptoms come and go.
  • Urinary tract complaints, including several  episodes of urinary retention requiring catheterization.
  • Sudden onset of unilateral blindness.
  • Physical exam reveals both sensory and motor deficits.
  • Neurological findings suggest both spinal cord and brain involvement.
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