2008
Retinal nerve fiber layer atrophy is associated with physical and cognitive disability in multiple sclerosis
Toledo J, Sepulcre J, Salinas-Alaman A, García-Layana A, Murie-Fernandez M, Bejarano B, Villoslada P. Retinal nerve fiber layer atrophy is associated with physical and cognitive disability in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2008, 14: 906-912. PMID: 18573835, DOI: 10.1177/1352458508090221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal nerve fiber layerHeidelberg retinal tomographyOptical coherence tomographyMultiple sclerosisRetinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurementsRetinal nerve fiber layer atrophyRetinal nerve fiber layer thicknessCompare optical coherence tomographyNerve fiber layer atrophyNerve fiber layerAssociated with physical disabilityRetinal tomographyFiber layerCoherence tomographyAxonal lossNeurological examinationMatched controlsSymbol Digit Modalities TestTissue changesPatientsCognitive disabilitiesAtrophyMS evolutionDetect thinningTomography
2007
Diagnostic accuracy of retinal abnormalities in predicting disease activity in MS
Sepulcre J, Murie-Fernandez M, Salinas-Alaman A, García-Layana A, Bejarano B, Villoslada P. Diagnostic accuracy of retinal abnormalities in predicting disease activity in MS. Neurology 2007, 68: 1488-1494. PMID: 17470751, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000260612.51849.ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAtrophyCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisOptic NerveOptic NeuritisPhlebitisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRetinaRetinal DiseasesRetinal Ganglion CellsRetinal VeinTomography, Optical CoherenceConceptsRetinal nerve fiber layerRetinal nerve fiber layer atrophyRetinal nerve fiber layer thicknessRetinal periphlebitisOptical coherence tomographyOptic neuritisDisease activityMultiple sclerosisGadolinium-enhancing lesion volumeNerve fiber layer atrophyAssociated with disease activityNerve fiber layerPredicting disease activityExpanded Disability Status ScaleLonger disease durationMatter volumeBaseline MRI studyDisability Status ScaleRetinal evaluationOphthalmologic evaluationWhite matter volumeTemporal quadrantMultiple sclerosis activityRetinal abnormalitiesOCT scans