| Identifier |
19920225_nanos_posters_09 |
| Title |
The "California Syndrome" in HMONG Immigrants in the Midwest |
| Creator |
Marilyn C. Kay, MD; Wafter E. Gager, MD |
| Subject |
California Syndrome; Hmong Immigrants; Cambodian Females; Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome |
| Description |
The popular press has reported on a peculiar syndrome of functional visual loss in immigrant Cambodian females. Dissociation, conversion symptoms, and posttraumatic stress syndrome have been reported at a high incidence in this population. Minnesota and Wisconsin have the highest population of Hmong immigrant outside of California and this vision loss syndrome has surfaced in these people also. However, males are affected, also, contrary to previous reports. |
| Date |
1992-02-25 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1992 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1992: Poster Presentations (Session 2) |
| 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 1992. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61k2hd1 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
182939 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61k2hd1 |
