| Identifier |
19860224_nanos_sciplatform1_03 |
| Title |
Autoimmune Optic Neuritis - Masquerading as MS |
| Creator |
Mark J. Kupersmith; Ronald M. Burde; Terence G. Klingele; Hal Mitnick; Floyd A. Warren |
| Affiliation |
New York, New York |
| Subject |
Autoimmune Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis; Collagen Vascular Disease; Anti-Nuclear Antibodies |
| Description |
Optic neuritis in cases with subtle evidence of collagen vascular disease can be misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We diagnosed 9 cases with recurrent or progressive 'autoimmune' optic neuritis, 4 of whom were referred with a diagnosis of MS. Anti-nuclear antibodies were definitely abnormal in all, yet, the ESR was elevated in only 2 cases. Rheumatoid factor was absent and other serological tests were inconsistently abnormal. CSF studies showed oligoclonal banding in 2, elevated protein in 1, and 1 with elevated WBC. |
| Date |
1986-02-24 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1986 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1) |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 1986. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65174xt |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183565 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65174xt |
