Neuro-ophthalmology : global trends in diagnosis, treatment and management /: global trends in diagnosis, treatment and management. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Neuroophthalmology
• Further Information: Note: Andrew G. Lee, Alexandra J. Sinclair, Ama Sadaka, Shauna Berry, Susan P. Mollan, editors.
• Editors: Lee, Andrew G; Sinclair, Alexandra J; Sadaka, Ama; Berry, Shauna; Mollan, Susan P
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Optic Neuritis; Infectious Optic Neuritis; Sarcoid Optic Neuritis; Demyelinating Optic Neuritis; Acute Optic Neuritis Associated with Anti-Aquaporin-4 Antibodies; Acute Optic Neuritis Associated with Anti-MOG Antibodies; Summary; References; Chapter 2: Optic Neuritis as the Presenting Feature of Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO): Diagnosis and Management; Case; Introduction; Epidemiology; Symptoms and Exam; Ancillary Testing; Clinical Controversy: Should All Patients with Optic Neuritis Have Serum AQP4 Testing? The Differential Diagnosis of NMO-ONDiagnostic Criteria for NMO; The Treatment of NMO; Global Perspective: Should All Refractory Optic Neuritis Be Treated with a Combination of Intravenous Steroids and Plasmapheresis?; Pro stance; Con stance; References; Chapter 3: Treatment of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION); Case; Introduction; Clinical Presentation; Pathophysiology and Areas for Intervention; Treatment; Mechanism I: Action on Thrombosis; Mechanism II: Action on Blood Vessels; Mechanism III: Action on Optic Disc Edema Mechanism IV: Action on Limiting Neuronal or Axonal InjurySecondary Prevention; Management Approach to the Patient with NAION; Global Perspective; Summary Box; References; Chapter 4: Giant Cell Arteritis; Case; Introduction; General Diagnostic Considerations; What Clinical Features Prompt You to Consider GCA?; What Investigations Do You Typically Order When You Are Concerned About GCA?; Diagnostic Approach; Treatment; What Adjunctive Treatments Would You Recommend, If Any, for Patients with GCA?; Are There Alternative Treatments for GCA?; Comments by Susan P. Mollan, FRCOphth; References Chapter 5: Neuroimaging for Isolated Sixth Nerve Cranial NeuropathyCase; Introduction; Clinical Features and Causes; Utility of Neuroimaging; Early Neuroimaging for Sixth Nerve Palsy in Older Patients; Global Perspective; References; Chapter 6: Medical Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH); Case; Introduction; Etiology (First Evaluate and Treat the Intracranial Hypertension Patient for Secondary Causes); Treatment; Medical Therapy; Treatment Overview; Treatment of Headache; Global Perspective; References; Chapter 7: Venous Stenting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension CaseIntroduction; Venous Stenosis and IIH; The Collapsible Model Theory Linking Extrinsic Stenosis and Elevation of ICP; The Role of Dural Incompetence and Venous Sinus Pulsatility; Quantitative Assessment of VSS; Venous Stenosis and Obesity; Outcomes of Stenting; Intracranial Pressure; Symptoms; Papilledema; Optical Coherence Tomography; Visual Acuity; Visual Fields; Stenting for Fulminant Vision Loss in IIH; Side Effects and Complications; Recurrent Stenosis and Contributing Factors; Stenting for Venous Stenosis in the Absence of IIH; Global Perspective; Comments by Andrew G. Lee, MD
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 617.7; Neuroophthalmology; Neuroophthalmology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319984551; 3319984551
• Related ISBNs: 3319984543; 9783319984544
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 07, 2019).
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