| Identifier |
20090224_nanos_posters_073.pdf |
| Title |
MS Functional Composite Scores with a Visual Component Added Capture Axonal Loss in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| Creator |
Sally Chang; Esther Bisker; Michael Loguidice; Dina Jacobs; Clyde Markowitz; Steven Galetta; Maureen Maguire; Laura Balcer |
| Affiliation |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject |
Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); MS Functional Composite (MSFC); Visual Function; Axonal Loss |
| Description |
Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness by optical coherence tomography (OCT) is increasingly recognized as a marker for axonal loss in multiple sclerosis (MS). RNFL thinning is associated with brain atrophy by MRI, suggesting that this measure may reflect more global aspects of disease. The MS Functional Composite (MSFC) currently lacks a visual component, but studies have shown that addition of low-contrast letter acuity increases the capacity of the MSFC to reflect overall neurological impairment. |
| Date |
2009-02-24 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2009 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2009: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s680880b |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
180623 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s680880b |
