Optic nerve atrophy in adrenoleukodystrophy detectable by optic coherence tomography

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-124

  Grainger, Brian T ^a   Papchenko, Taras L ^a   Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Optic nerve; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR VISION; FALLING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ATROPHY; BLINDNESS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION TESTS;

EID: 72649098702     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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