Vision Loss and Symmetric Basal Ganglia Lesions in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

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Title Vision Loss and Symmetric Basal Ganglia Lesions in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Creator Matthew A. Mercuri, MD; Halina White, MD; Cristiano Oliveira, MD
Affiliation Departments of Neurology (MAM, HW) and Ophthalmology (CO),Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
Abstract A 30-year-old woman with progressive vision loss was found to have asymptomatic, bilateral, and symmetric basal ganglia lesions on MRI and was later diagnosed with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The rare occurrence of basal ganglia changes on MRI in patients with LHON is discussed.
Subject Adult; Basal Ganglia; Blindness; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Optic Chiasm; Optic Nerve; Visual Acuity
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Date 2017-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2017, Volume 37, Issue 4
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6nd0czn
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1400788
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nd0czn
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