Identifier |
20190317_nanos_posters_005 |
Title |
Isolated Optic Neuropathy due to Folate Deficiency with associated Iron Overload |
Creator |
Charles Maitland, Karina Piqué, William Tabor |
Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Neuro-Ophth & Systyemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid) |
Description |
Isolated Optic neuropathy due to folate deficiency is rarely reported. Poor dietary practices, malabsorption, and/or tobacco/alcohol abuse are responsible. We examined a patient with blinding optic neuropathies and isolated folic acid deficiency. After initial replacement therapy serologic investigation subsequently revealed high ferritin and iron saturation levels with negative genetic testing for hemochromatosis consistent with the diagnosis of Iron Overload Syndrome. There are no reports of blindness associated with Iron Overload Syndrome. |
Date |
2019-03 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NAM 2019: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dg18n8 |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Contributor Primary |
Charles Maitland |
Contributor Secondary |
Karina Piqué, William Tabor |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1432192 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dg18n8 |