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. 2004 Dec;88(12):1498-9.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.040519.

Neurological concomitants of uveitis

J R Smith  1 , J T Rosenbaum
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Neurological concomitants of uveitis

J R Smith et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: To describe the prevalence and types of neurological disease that occur in association with uveitis.

Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of patients attending a tertiary referral uveitis service over a 15 year period.

Results: Of 1450 patients with uveitis, 115 (7.9%) had neurological disease that was considered to be causally related to the eye inflammation. The most frequent neurological associations were Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, primary central nervous system lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, and herpes virus infections.

Conclusions: Neurological disease is common among patients attending a uveitis service. The distinctive characteristics of the uveal inflammation may be useful in diagnosing the neurological disease.

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  • Uveitis and neurological diseases.
    Gordon LK. Gordon LK. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec;88(12):1483-4. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.051797. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004. PMID: 15548792 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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