Nutritional optic neuropathy caused by copper deficiency after bariatric surgery

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 178-181

  Rapoport, Yuna ^a   Lavin, Patrick J M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ESTRADIOL; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISC PALLOR; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PALLOR; PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; REHYDRATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SLIT LAMP; SPINE FUSION; STOMACH BYPASS; VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BRAIN; DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY, MORBID; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PATHOLOGY;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIOPSY; BRAIN; COPPER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY, MORBID; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84970024511     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000333     Document Type: Article

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