The Optic Nerve: "Tip of the Iceberg" of Demyelination

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Identifier 20110209_nanos_msandnmosympos_01
Title The Optic Nerve: "Tip of the Iceberg" of Demyelination
Creator Mark Morrow
Subject Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuromyelitis Optica; Optical Coherence Tomography; Optic Atrophy; Idiopathic Optic Neuritis; Relationships Between Optic Neuritis and Multiple Sclerosis; Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis; Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Strategies; Vision Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis
Description Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are distinct immune-mediated inflammatory conditions that characteristically attack the optic nerve, brain and spinal cord. Associated optic nerve demyelination and axonal loss lead to a range of visual complaints and disabilities that may be the presenting symptoms of these disorders.
Date 2011-02-09
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2011: Multiple Sclerosis & Neuromyelitis Optica: The State of the Art
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 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6r246wp
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Secondary Morrow, Mark; Shin, Robert
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 181788
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r246wp