You Say Neuritis and I Say Neuropathy - You Say Myelitis and I Say Myelopathy

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Identifier walsh_2004_s4_c1
Title You Say Neuritis and I Say Neuropathy - You Say Myelitis and I Say Myelopathy
Creator Norah Sydney Lincoff, MD; Lucie Balos, MD; Katalin Mihaltz, MD
Affiliation Buffalo, NY
Subject Vasculitis, Central Nervous System; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Optic Nerve Diseases
History A 15-year old female with a 4-month history of progressive loss of vision OD associated with headache, peri-orbital and eye movement pain.
Pathology Diffuse perivascular inflammation of central nervous system
Disease/Diagnosis Autoimmune optic neuropathy associated with CNS vasculitis
Clinical VA: Counting fingers OD, 20/40 OS
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment IV corticosteroids; Neuroprotective agents; Immunosuppressive agents
Date 2004
References 1. Jabs D, Miller N, Newman S. Optic Neuropathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arch Ophthalmol 1986:564-568. 2. Kupersmith M, Burde R, Warren F. Autoimmune Optic Neuropathy: Evaluation and Treatment. Journal of Neurology 1988: 1381-1386. 3. Dutton J, Burde R, Klingele T. Autoimmune Retrobular Optic Neuritis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1982: 94:11-17. 4. Frohman L, Frieman B, Wolansky L. Reversible Blindness Resulting From Optic Chiasmitis Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 2001: 21(1):18-21. 5. Giorgi D, David V, Afeltra A. Transient Visual Symptoms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 2001:49-57.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 30th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2004
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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