Cholesterol affects retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with multiple sclerosis with optic neuritis

Background and purpose To evaluate the associations between retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and lipid profiles in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods This study enrolled 136 patients with MS (n = 272 eyes; 108 females, 28 males, mean age: 46.7 ± 8.9 years); 45% had a history of optic neuriti...

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Published in:	European journal of neurology Vol. 20; no. 9; pp. 1264 - 1271
Main Authors:	Kardys, A., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Dillon, M., Masud, M. W., Weinstock, N., Mahfooz, N., Lang, J. K., Weinstock, A., Lincoff, N., Zivadinov, R., Ramanathan, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:	Cholesterol Cholesterol - blood Confidence intervals environment factors Evoked Potentials, Visual Female Humans Lipids Low density lipoprotein Male Middle Aged Multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis - blood Multiple Sclerosis - pathology optic neuritis Optic Neuritis - blood Optic Neuritis - pathology Retinal Neurons - pathology Tomography, Optical Coherence vision Visual Acuity vision cholesterol lipids environment factors multiple sclerosis optic neuritis
ISSN:	1351-5101, 1468-1331, 1468-1331
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