Visual field abnormalities in multiple sclerosis

Visual fields were examined with a tangent screen in 54 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or optic neuritis (ON). Visual fields were abnormal in all patients with definite MS, 94% with probable MS and 81% with possible MS. Three-quarters of the MS patients with no history of visual symptoms had...

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Published in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 205 - 209
Main Authors:	Patterson, V H, Heron, J R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01-03-1980 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adult Humans Middle Aged Multiple Sclerosis - complications Optic Neuritis - complications Scotoma - etiology Vision Disorders - etiology Visual Fields
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Summary:	Visual fields were examined with a tangent screen in 54 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or optic neuritis (ON). Visual fields were abnormal in all patients with definite MS, 94% with probable MS and 81% with possible MS. Three-quarters of the MS patients with no history of visual symptoms had abnormal fields. The commonest defect found was an arcuate scotoma. As a diagnostic test of visual pathway involvement in MS, tangent screen examination compares favourably with more sophisticated methods.
Bibliography:	PMID:7373317 ark:/67375/NVC-5R05DFT7-D local:jnnp;43/3/205 istex:D1341540C49FBAAD269A436784CF26D18FBA0EE4 href:jnnp-43-205.pdf ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0022-3050 1468-330X
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp.43.3.205