Subtle retinal pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Ringelstein, Marius [1 ]
Albrecht, Philipp [1 ]
Suedmeyer, Martin [1 ,2 ]
Harmel, Jens [1 ]
Mueller, Ann-Kristin [1 ]
Keser, Nazmiye [1 ]
Finis, David [3 ]
Ferrea, Stefano [1 ,2 ]
Guthoff, Rainer [3 ]
Schnitzler, Alfons [1 ,2 ]
Hartung, Hans-Peter [1 ]
Methner, Axel [1 ,4 ]
Aktas, Orhan [1 ]
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[1] Heinrich Heine Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurol, Moorenstr 5, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
[2] Heinrich Heine Univ, Fac Med, Inst Clin Neurosci & Med Psychol, Dusseldorf, Germany
[3] Heinrich Heine Univ, Fac Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Dusseldorf, Germany
[4] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Fac Med, Dept Neurol, Mainz, Germany
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ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY | 2014年 / 1卷 / 04期
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10.1002/acn3.46
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by neuro-ophthalmological abnormalities beyond disturbed oculomotor control such as decreased visual acuity and disturbed visual evoked potentials. Here we report retinal alterations in a cohort of 24 patients with clinically definite (n = 20) or probable (n = 4) ALS as compared to matched controls. High-resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography with retinal segmentation revealed a subtle reduction in the macular thickness and the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) as well as a marked thinning of the inner nuclear layer (INL). Our data indicate an unprecedented retinal damage pattern and suggest neurodegeneration beyond the motor system in this disease.
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