Acute Postpartum Blindness: A Case of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) Optic Neuritis

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Identifier 20230312_nanos_posters_012
Title Acute Postpartum Blindness: A Case of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) Optic Neuritis
Creator Marielle Mahan; Kelsey Donovan; Narmien Murdock; Martin Kolsky; Benjamin Osborne
Affiliation (MM) (NM) (MK) (BO) MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center; (KD) Georgetown University School of Medicine
Subject Demeylinating Disease; Optic Neuritis; Neuroimaging
Description MOG-associated optic neuritis is an antibody-mediated demyelinating disease that shares clinical overlap with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Pregnancy affects the presentation and relapse rates of NMOSD and MS. The authors describe an acute presentation of MOG-associated optic neuritis in the postpartum period.
Date 2023-03-14
References None provided.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm)
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6akrayv
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