| Title |
Vision Loss and Symmetric Basal Ganglia Lesions in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
| Creator |
Matthew A. Mercuri, MD; Halina White, MD; Cristiano Oliveira, MD |
| Affiliation |
Departments of Neurology (MAM, HW) and Ophthalmology (CO),Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York |
| Abstract |
A 30-year-old woman with progressive vision loss was found to have asymptomatic, bilateral, and symmetric basal ganglia lesions on MRI and was later diagnosed with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The rare occurrence of basal ganglia changes on MRI in patients with LHON is discussed. |
| Subject |
Adult; Basal Ganglia; Blindness; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Optic Chiasm; Optic Nerve; Visual Acuity |
| Date |
2017-12 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Source |
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2017, Volume 37, Issue 4 |
| 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/s6nd0czn |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
1400788 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nd0czn |
