| Identifier |
20190317_nanos_posters_046 |
| Title |
Substantia Nigra Hyperintensities leads to diagnosis of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
| Creator |
Padmaja Sudhakar, Charles Smith, Kyle Darpel, Karl Echiverri |
| Subject |
Genetic Disease; Optic Neuropathy; Neuroimaging; Miscellaneous |
| Description |
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) commonly presents with acute or subacute central vision loss mimicking optic neuritis. We describe a young man who presented with bilateral sequential optic neuropathy concerning for retrobulbar optic neuritis. His MRI head, however, revealed bilateral symmetric substantia nigra hyperintensities, unusual in a demyelinating disorder. This finding, along with positive family history, led to further work-up disclosing a diagnosis of LHON. |
| 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/s63v41m2 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Contributor Primary |
Padmaja Sudhakar |
| Contributor Secondary |
Charles Smith, Kyle Darpel, Karl Echiverri |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1432233 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63v41m2 |
