Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1163361
Visual function recovery in patient with arteritic form of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to pulse steroid therapy
Visual function recovery in patient with arteritic form of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to pulse steroid therapy // Ophthalmologia Croatica, 18 (2013), 22-24 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, stručni)
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Naslov
Visual function recovery in patient with arteritic
form
of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to pulse
steroid therapy
Autori
Jurić, Branka ; Jelić Vuković, Marija ; Vidović, TOmislav ; Cerovski, Branimir
Izvornik
Ophthalmologia Croatica (0353-9881) 18
(2013);
22-24
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni
Ključne riječi
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, giant cell arteritis, pulse steroid therapy
Sažetak
Arteritic form of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) is presented with symptoms such as massive visual loss, headache, jaw claudication, accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and elevated C- reactive protein. Temporal artery biopsy confirms the diagnosis. Authors present female patient with arteritic form of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with visual function recovery after pulse steroid therapy. She underwent standard ophthalmological examination, Octopus perimetry, blood testing and CT scan of her brain and orbit. Temporal artery biopsy proved the diagnosis. She was treated with pulse steroid therapy which led to recovery of visual function.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
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