Identifier |
19900206_nanos_sciplatform3_04 |
Title |
The NANOS Devic's Study Group |
Creator |
G. L. Hershewe, DO; J. J. Corbett; H. S. Thompson |
Subject |
Devic's Disease; Bilateral Optic Nerve; Spinal Cord Demyelination; Neuromyelitis Optica; Bilateral Visual Loss; Thoracic Myelopathy |
Description |
Devic's disease is a clinical syndrome characterized by the acute onset of bilateral optic nerve and spinal cord demyelination occurring within an interval of six weeks. The clinical features of eight cases on neuromyelitis optica contributed to a Devic's disease registry are reviewed. There were 5 women and 3 men, all less than 50 years old. 50% of the patients had some prodromal illness occurring within 4 weeks of the presenting symptoms. |
Date |
1990-02-06 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1990 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1990: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 3) |
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/s6s49znj |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183119 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s49znj |