Identifier |
20180304_nanos_posters_029 |
Title |
Persistent Visual Field Defects Eight Months after Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome |
Creator |
Senem Salar Gomceli, Pearl Rosenbaum, Nancy Blace |
Subject |
Neuro-ophth & systyemic disease ( eg. MS, MG, thyroid), Neuroimaging, Visual fields |
Description |
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is not commonly encountered in routine ophthalmologic practice. It is characterized by acute or subacute neurological changes in the form confusion, lethargy and visual disturbances (1-3), most commonly occurring in the clinical setting of acute hypertension, eclampsia and solid organ transplantation. It is also associated with connective tissue disorders and the use of cytotoxic or immunosuppressive medications. Vision loss occurs as the result of vasogenic edema, primarily involving the parietal and occipital cortex in 98% of cases (4). Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and the characteristic MRI demonstration of posterior cerebral hyperintensities best seen on FLAIR images (5). Radiographic findings usually resolve partially or completely with treatment of the underlying condition and, in most cases, vision is restored (1). |
Date |
2018-03 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
2018 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2018: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2018. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kw9fvr |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Contributor Primary |
Senem Salar Gomceli |
Contributor Secondary |
Pearl Rosenbaum, Nancy Blace |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1307509 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw9fvr |