Publications by authors named "G Krohel"
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is an unexplained increase in intracranial pressure associated with permanent severe visual loss in 25% of cases and debilitating headaches. The condition is often associated with obesity. The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial, a large, randomized, collaborative clinical trial, evaluated the efficacy of acetazolamide with weight loss versus placebo with weight loss in participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report two patients who experienced improved drinking ability as well as facial appearance with contralateral injection of botulinum toxin.
Design: Retrospective case reports.
Methods: Two patients were treated with botulinum toxin contralateral to the VIIth nerve palsy to improve drinking ability as well as facial asymmetry.
Purpose: To describe the clinical spectrum of amiodarone-associated optic neuropathy.
Methods: Observational cases series and review.
Results: Of 55 cases, the median interval for onset of optic neuropathy was four months after initiating amiodarone; 88% occurred within 12 months.
Purpose: To report a case of spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma metastatic to the orbit.
Design: Case report.
Methods: A 78-year-old man presented with progressive redness, proptosis, and decreasing vision of the left eye of 3 weeks' duration.
Objective: To review the causes and prognosis of sixth nerve palsies in patients who are 20 to 50 years of age.
Design: Retrospective, noncomparative case series.
Participants: All patients aged 20 to 50 years with a nontraumatic sixth nerve palsy seen in a neuro-ophthalmic practice from 1994 to 2000.