| Title |
Optic neuropathy in Behet's disease. |
| Creator |
Kansu, Tulay; Kirkali, Pinar; Kansu, Emin; Zileli, Turgut |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey. |
| Abstract |
Optic neuropathy in Behet's disease is rare, despite wide ocular and neurological involvement. Progressive atrophy of the optic disc and severe visual loss is not uncommon in Behet's disease; however, visual loss due to acute optic neuropathy is less well known. We report three cases of optic neuropathy in Behet's disease. The clinical picture was variable in our patients, presenting either as acute retrobulbar optic neuritis or anterior optic neuropathy. It is interesting to note that although the neurological picture resembles multiple sclerosis, there seems to be less predilection to optic nerve involvement in Behet's disease. |
| Subject |
Adult; Behcet Syndrome; Female; Humans; Male; Optic Nerve Diseases |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226352 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60c81th/226352 |
