An Unusual Cause of Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 20200308_nanos_posters_014
Title An Unusual Cause of Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy
Creator Moira R. Altszul; Marina Ontivero; Alejo Quinones Mafassanti
Affiliation (MA) (MO) Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; (AQM) Hospital Alemán, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Description Inflammatory optic neuropathies can be caused by different etiologies. Optic neuritis due to infectious sinusitis is a rare cause (1). It is associated to a greater extent with inflammation of ethmoid and sphenoid rather than other paranasal sinuses. (2) This condition occurs acutely and is caused by bacterial infections (3).
Date 2020-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2020 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2020: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2020. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6hf34dt
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
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ID 1539247
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hf34dt