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Exceptions that Prove the Rules in Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 2013, Volume 33, Issue 2
Date 2013-06
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
ARK ark:/87278/s6mh0vk7
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ID 227470
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mh0vk7

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Title Exceptions that Prove the Rules in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Creator Cruz, Franz M; Oktavec, Kathleen C; McCoy, Allison N; Miller, Neil R
Abstract Although often misinterpreted in today's vernacular, the idiom "the exception that proves the rule" should never be disregarded in medicine as it results in a correct, albeit unexpected, diagnosis. From the Latin "exceptio firmat regulam in casibus non exceptis," the legal interpretation of the idiom emphasizes that the exception to a rule proves the existence of that rule (1). As clinical practice has become increasingly complex, this idiom is ever more important as it compels us to question our decisions and diagnoses when clinical evidence is not always straightforward. We present 3 guiding principles in neuro-ophthalmology with an illustrative case that violates each principle. These exceptions prove that indeed these rules do exist.
Subject Adult; Older people; Female; Hemianopsia; Humans; Hypertension; Middle Older people; Neurology; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Ophthalmology; Optic Chiasm; Optic Nerve Diseases; Perceptual Disorders; Visual Fields
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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 227439
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mh0vk7/227439
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