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[Retinal vein periphlebitis - frequency, occurrence and diagnostic significance]
Psychiatrie, Neurologie, Und Medizinische Psychologie
|September 1, 1981
Summary
Periphlebitic changes in retinal veins are strongly linked to multiple sclerosis (MS), appearing in about 10.9% of MS patients. This finding highlights potential diagnostic and etiological insights for MS.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
Context:
- Retinal periphlebitis is a condition affecting blood vessels in the eye.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease affecting the central nervous system.
Purpose:
- To investigate the association between periphlebitic changes of the retinal veins and multiple sclerosis (MS).
- To determine the frequency of retinal periphlebitic changes in patients with MS.
Summary:
- A study of 15,000 neuroophthalmological patients identified 51 with periphlebitic retinal vein changes.
- Of these, 46 were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), indicating a high probability of association (approx. 90%).
- The relative frequency of these retinal changes in MS patients was calculated to be approximately 10.9%.
Impact:
- Periphlebitic retinal changes may serve as a diagnostic indicator for multiple sclerosis.
- These findings suggest a potential role for periphlebitic changes in the etiopathogenesis of MS.