Identifier |
Sadun_19 |
Title |
AIDS: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations |
Creator |
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD |
Affiliation |
(AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Doheny Eye Institute, and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California |
Subject |
Optic Nerve; Axons; Optic Disk; Astrocytes; Macrophages; Infarction; Pneumocystis Carinii; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute; Cryptococcus; Meningitis; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Papilledema; AIDS Dementia Complex; Cellulitis; AIDS |
Description |
Discusses various neuro-opthalmological complications to which AIDS patients are prone, and results of experimental testing on rabbits using Pentoxifylline. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Axons; Optic disk; Astrocytes; Macrophages. Pathology: Slides showing astrocytes, macrophages, cytokine staining. Disease/Diagnosis: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Retinal necrosis syndrome, Acute; Cryptococcus; Meningitis; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive multifocal; Papilledema; AIDS dementia complex; Cellulitis. Treatment: Pentoxifylline. Presenting Symptom: Infarction. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
Type |
Text |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Alfredo A. Sadun Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Sadun/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wt1qtp |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_aas |
ID |
177048 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wt1qtp |