Identifier |
20150224_nanos_posters_245 |
Title |
Visual Outcomes in Giant Cell Arteritis in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica on Prior Corticosteroids |
Creator |
Nailyn Rasool; Philip M. Skidd; Joseph F. Rizzo |
Affiliation |
(NR) (JFR) Neuro-Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (PMS) Neuro-Ophthalmology, Fletcher Allen, Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT |
Subject |
Vascular Disorders; Optic Neuropathy; Giant Cell Arteritis; Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
Description |
Blindness caused by giant cell arteritis (GCA) is usually severe. Some patients with GCA have an earlier diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), in which case they receive relatively low dose corticosteroids to alleviate discomfort.1 We hypothesized that GCA patients who were receiving corticosteroids prior to visual loss would have less severe visual loss than patients who had not received corticosteroids in advance. |
Date |
2015-02-24 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
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 2015. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xd47k2 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
184960 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xd47k2 |