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Loss of myelinated retinal nerve fibers from chronic papilledema.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2008, Volume 28, Issue 3
Date 2008-09
Language eng
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Publication Type Journal Article
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
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj2q18

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Title Loss of myelinated retinal nerve fibers from chronic papilledema.
Creator Shah, Milan; Park, Hee-Jung; Gohari, Ali Reza; Bhatti, M Tariq
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Abstract An intracranial pilocytic astrocytoma was diagnosed in a 13-year-old boy after he presented with headaches and visual disturbances. The initial ophthalmoscopic examination revealed papilledema bilaterally and myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNFs) in the left eye. Serial ophthalmoscopic examinations demonstrated gradual fading of the MRNFs beginning 2 months after tumor resection and their complete disappearance by 2 years after surgery. The disappearance of MRNFs has been described in the presence of ischemia, compression, glaucoma, and demyelinating disease of the optic nerve. This patient demonstrates that loss of myelinated nerves fibers may also occur with the optic atrophy that may follow chronic papilledema.
Subject Adolescent; Astrocytoma; Chronic Disease; Disease Progression; Humans; Hypothalamic Neoplasms; Male; Nerve Fibers, Myelinated; Optic Atrophy; Optic Disk; Optic Nerve; Papilledema; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Vision, Low
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
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
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225729
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj2q18/225729
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