Biomedical subjects

B Torreblanca-Agüera

Publications and source records attributed to B Torreblanca-Agüera.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

[Visual symptoms as the first manifestation of Alzheimer's disease].

CASE REPORT: We report a 59-year-old patient with difficulty in visual perception, difficulty reading and episodes of dyschromatopsia. The ocular examination was unremarkable. Structural neuro-imaging and neuro-ophthalmology tests were normal. Positron emission tomography scanning showed decreased metabolism in the parieto-occipital cortex bilaterally. Several months later the patient developed Alzheimer's disease. DISCUSSION: Visual symptoms may be the first manifestation of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer Disease↗

PubMed2006

[Severe ocular side effects with Topamax].

CASE REPORTS: We describe 2 patients who developed ocular side effects during treatment with topiramate. One was a 16-year-old woman with generalized seizures who developed a homonymous hemianopia after using topiramate 125 mg per day for 12 weeks, and the other was a 24-year-old epileptic female who developed a bilateral maculopathy after using topiramate 150 mg per day for 8 weeks. DISCUSSION: We identified two severe ocular adverse reactions from topiramate. Both reactions necessitated discontinuing the treatment, but the topiramate-associated maculopathy was irreversible.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2006

[Tuberculous papillitis].

CASE REPORT: We describe a 65-year-old asymptomatic woman with unilateral optic disc edema. Laboratory testing revealed a very marked positive PPD (25 mm) with dermatolysis. Anti-tuberculosis therapy resulted in complete resolution. DISCUSSION: Tuberculosis should be considered in the diagnosis of papillitis, even in asymptomatic patients.

Aged↗

PubMed2005

[Tortuous retinal vessels in neurofibromatosis type 1].

CASE REPORT: We report a 4-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) who had tortuous retinal vessels of first, second and third order which ended in a corkscrew appearance. DISCUSSION: Vascular retinal abnormalities can be present in patients with NF-1.

Child, Preschool↗