Identifier |
20060301_nanos_sciplatform_11.pdf |
Title |
Regional MRI Abnormalities and Visual Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
Creator |
G. Wu; E. Schwartz; D. Jacobs; C. Markowitz; S. Galetta; M. Nano-Schiavi; A. Souza; S. Mishra; T. Lei; J. Udupa; L. Desiderio; M. Maguire; G. Cutter; M. Baier; L. Balcer |
Affiliation |
(GW) (ES) (DJ) (CM) (SG) (MN) (AS) (SM) (TL) (JU) (LD) (MM) (LB) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (GC) (MB) University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL |
Subject |
Contrast; Vision; Multiple Sclerosis; MRI; Regional Analysis |
Description |
Measures of low-contrast letter acuity best capture visual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Although conventional MRI parameters have shown modest correlations with neurological disability, newer MRI methods may be superior in reflecting specific dimensions of disease in MS, including vision. Our objective was to determine the relation between whole brain MRI abnormalities and visual function in MS, and to determine whether regional abnormalities within the visual system are more predictive of visual outcomes. |
Date |
2006-03-01 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2006 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2006: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session II) |
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/s6c56s7k |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
181133 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c56s7k |