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SCIENTIFIC REPORT
Neurological concomitants of uveitis
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Justine R Smith
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97239–4197, USA; smithjus{at}ohsu.edu
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.
Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; VKH, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Keywords: uveitis; neurological disease; prevalence
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Br. J. Ophthalmol. 2004 88: 1483-1484.
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