Optic Nerve Head Meningocele

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Identifier 20140304_nanos_posters_241
Title Optic Nerve Head Meningocele
Creator Musleh A. Algarni; Kenneth Eng; Eman Nasif; Arun N. E. Sundaram
Affiliation (MAA) (KE) (EN) (ANES) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center; Toronto, ON, Canada; (MAA) (KE) (EN) (ANES) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Subject Optic Nerve Head Meningocele; Dural Ectasia; Optic Nerve Sheath; Neurofibromatosis Type 1; Macular Edema; Chorioretinal Folds; Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor; Optic Nerve Decompression
Description Optic nerve head meningocele (ONHM) also known as dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath is rare. It is reported in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, but can also be idiopathic. ONHM can cause optic nerve dysfunction, cystoid macular edema, acquired hyperopia and choroidal folds.
Date 2014-03-04
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2014 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2014: 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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 184058
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fz0h7j
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