Identifier |
20080311_nanos_posters_036.pdf |
Title |
Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis |
Creator |
John Alexander Fraser; Nancy Newman; Valerie Biousse |
Affiliation |
(JAF) University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; (NN) (VB) Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
Subject |
Giant Cell Arteritis; Treatment; Clinical Trial; Steroids; Immunosparing Agent |
Description |
GCA may cause rapid. irreversible visual loss. and is a true neuro-ophthalmic emergency. Although the disorder is exquisitely responsive to corricosteroids, few controlled studies have evaluated the optimal dose and route of steroids, or the effect of steroid-sparing agents and anti-cluombotic agents. |
Date |
2008-03-11 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2008 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2008: Poster Presentations |
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 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s68m0gg8 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
180886 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68m0gg8 |