Prevalence of Radiological Signs of Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Active, Moderate-to-Severe, and Very Severe Graves Orbitopathy | Zendy

Beata Rutkowska-Hinc | Zendy; Edyta Maj | Zendy; Anna Jabłońska-Pawlak | Zendy; Justyna Milczarek-Banach | Zendy; Tomasz Bednarczuk | Zendy; Piotr Miśkiewicz | Zendy

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Prevalence of Radiological Signs of Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Active, Moderate-to-Severe, and Very Severe Graves Orbitopathy

Author(s) -

Beata Rutkowska-Hinc,

Edyta Maj,

Anna Jabłońska-Pawlak,

Justyna Milczarek-Banach,

Tomasz Bednarczuk,

Piotr Miśkiewicz

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european thyroid journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2235-0802

pISSN - 2235-0640

DOI - 10.1159/000486828

Subject(s) - medicine , pathognomonic , radiological weapon , optic neuropathy , magnetic resonance imaging , optic nerve , ophthalmology , radiology , surgery , disease

Differentiating between dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON), which requires urgent therapy to prevent blindness, and moderate-to-severe Graves orbitopathy (GO) remains challenging. There is no pathognomonic feature of DON in either ophthalmological or radiological examinations.

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