Miranda

Bondi Junction

Hurstville

June 2024 - 2

A 44 year old right handed male presented for a routine eye examination. On questioning, he had been experiencing increasing headaches for the past 2 months.

Author: Dr John Leaney

A 44 year old right handed male presented for a routine eye examination.

On questioning, he had been experiencing increasing headaches for the past 2 months. He had two headaches in total which presented as follows;

  • blurred vision followed by headache
  • can’t see anything on right hand side, aura for 30 mins, headaches lasted ½ day, always on right side
Other symptoms included;

  • persistent visual field loss post migraine
  • some short-term memory loss
Previous migraines never occurred with blurred vision. No nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound/smell, weakness/numbness, personality changes, work issues or history of cancer were reported.

What is the red flag(s) in the initial findings?

A - New type of headache for him

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B - Persistent visual field lost post migraine

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C - Frequent aura/headaches

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D - Short-term memory loss

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E - All of the above

CORRECT!

Answer E

The patient has L occipital arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Stereotactic radiosurgery was performed with good results. The patient still experiences migraine headaches but without aura. He also has a persistent visual field defect due to scarring from AVM.

A 44 year old right handed male presented for a routine eye examination. On questioning, he had been experiencing increasing headaches for the past 2 months.
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