Atypical Leber’s Optic Neuropathy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-5-8

Keywords:

Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Bitemporal Hemianopia, Molecular Analysis

Abstract

The diagnosis of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in 6 female atypical cases seen at Harvard, Emory, and Johns Hopkins Medical Centers required molecular analysis and demonstration of the 11778 mitochondrial DNA mutation for accurate confirmation.

Published

1993-05-01

Issue

Section

Heredo-Degenerative Disorders