| Identifier |
20150224_nanos_posters_019 |
| Title |
Progressive Visual Loss An Unusual Presenting Symptom In Giant Cell Arteritis |
| Creator |
Parima Hirunwiwatkul; Supanut Apinyawasisuk |
| Affiliation |
(PH) Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; (PH) (SA) Ophthalmology department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Giant Cell Arteritis; Temporal Arteritis; Progressive Visual Loss; Ischemic Optic Neuropathy |
| Description |
Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) due to Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a rare cause of visual loss in Asian people. However, there are a few AAION cases in Asian that have been reported. In general, patient with AAION usually presented with acute severe visual loss with disc edema and systemic presentation of GCA. |
| Date |
2015-02-24 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| 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 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6nw2r41 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
184962 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nw2r41 |
