In vivo assessment of retinal vessel pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Ahmed AbdelhakA HübersK BöhmA C LudolphJ KassubekE H Pinkhardt

Published in: Journal of neurology (2018)

Our study reports retinal vessel pathology in ALS patients. These changes may be related to those observed in SBVs in skin and muscle biopsies. Furthermore, we report a thinning of the ONL in ALS, revealing a possible affection of rods and cones function in ALS.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
skeletal muscle
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
wound healing