General Internal Medicine

Neuro-Ophthalmology

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How do you approach new onset idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with someone who has history of systemic lupus erythematosus? Would you consider this to be neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) manifesting as IIH?

How do you approach someone with a history of SLE that has been well controlled for decades on CellCept and Plaquenil, who develops dizziness with a w...

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How do you manage pregnant individuals with newly diagnosed idiopathic intracranial hypertension?

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Do you try to treat the acidosis resulting from acetazolamide in patients with IIH?

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What are the differential and workup for a patient with findings suggestive of idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema on examination?

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How long do oscillopsia and ataxia secondary to thiamine deficiency last after completing repletion?

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What other conditions should you consider in someone with presumed Tolosa Hunt but without significant improvement on steroid therapy?

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Do you ever use ocular ultrasound in evaluation of papilledema?

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Is there any benefit from oral vs topical steroids in herpes zoster opthalmicus?

Would the management change if there were complications with optic neuritis?

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How would you interpret a temporal artery biopsy demonstrating focal chronic inflammation in the adventitia associated with small adventitial vessels and nerves without inflammation of the intima and media and without giant cells?

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Do you routinely obtain baseline vascular imaging (CTA, MRA, PET) in patients with suspected GCA, but negative temporal artery biopsy?

Per 2021 GCA Vasculitis Guidelines: low evidence, but conditional recommendation for CTA neck, chest, abd/pelvis. Is anybody following this or do you ...

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What workup do you recommend on patients with suspected ischemic cranial nerve six palsy?

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How do you evaluate asymptomatic patients referred for benign intracranial hypertension?

If patients are asymptomatic, what work up do you typically proceed with?

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In what conditions can you see roving eye movements?

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Can giant cell arteritis present with a partial cranial neuropathy?

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Do you always perform temporal artery biopsy in patients with positive inflammatory markers and high clinical suspicion of GCA?

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