Doctor of the Month
Since pseudotumor cerebri is a rare disease, proper treatment requires access to a physician who is a trained specialist in the disease. The preferred professional to treat this disease is a neuro-ophthalmologist, but in areas where a neuro-ophthalmologist is not available, treatment of this condition can be done by a trained neurologist working together with an knowledgeable ophthalmologist.
This page over time, will endeavor to introduce the physicians who treat and research PTC. Check back on a regular basis to see what is new and meet these professionals.
This month:
Dr. Michael Wall
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology
- Education
- MD, Tulane University
Internship (Internal Medicine), Tulane University - Residency
- (Neurology), Washington University
- Fellowship
- (Neuro-Ophthalmology), Harvard Medical School
Dr. Wall is a neuro-ophthalmologist who while clinically treating patients with PTC has undertaken research into the causes and treatment of the disease. He has been involved in research, teaching and patient care for approximately 20 years
PTC/IIH PUBLICATIONS:
This is a partial listing of his current publications.* Wall M, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Seminars in Ophthalmology, Vol 10, No 3, 251-259, 1995.
Wall M, Sensory visual testing in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: measures sensitive to change, Neurology, 40: 1859-64, 1990.
Wall M,The headache profile of idiopathic intracranial hypertension., Cephalalgia. 10: 331-5, 1990.
Giuseffi V, Wall M, Siegel P Z, Rojas P B,Symptoms and disease associations in idiopathic intracranial hypertension pseudotumor cerebri: a case-control study, Neurology, 41: 239-44, 1991.
Wall M, Lefante J, Conway M, Variability of high-pass resolution perimetry in normals and patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 32: 3091-5, 1991.
Wall M, George D, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri): A prospective study of 50 patients Brain, 1991; 114:155-80.
Wall M, Conway M D, House P H, Allely R, Variability of high-pass resolution perimetry in normals and patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 32: 3306-12, 1991.
Wall M, Montgomery E B, Using motion perimetry to detect visual field defects in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A comparison with conventional automated perimetry, Neurology, 1995; 45:1167-1175.
Wall M, Dollar J D, Sadun A A, Kardon R, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension lack of histologic evidence for cerebral edema, Archives of Neurology, 52: 141-5, 1995.
Those publications with a (*) are highly recommended.
Can you get these medical journal articles? Yes, if you have access to a medical library you can. The information presented above gives all necessary data to look up these articles in medical journals. The staff at most medical libraries will aid individuals who want to access this information but who are not familiar with the procedure. In addition using the link to the National Library of Medicine shown below, an "abstract" or condensed version of the paper can be obtained. The abstract will summarize the information which is presented in the paper.
For those articles which are not easily available, the National Library of Medicine will provide journal articles through their associated libraries for a fee. Check out the following: publications
To check on the general education of your doctor some links to the AMA and AAO are provided on the doctor check page.
Anyone requiring information or health care professionals wishing to discuss this disease with an expert is asked to contact: ptcf@geocities.com