OCT in Central Nervous System Diseases The Eye as a Window to the Brain /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Grzybowski, Andrzej (Editor), Barboni, Piero (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neurology.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

This book reviews recent important advances in the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in order to analyze neurodegeneration within the retina through the quantification of axonal loss. Detailed information is provided on the role of OCT as a promising tool for the evaluation of disease progre...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• OCT Technique – Past, Present and Future
• Optic Disc Edema
• Compressive Optic Neuropathy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Friedreichs Ataxia and More
•  Other Neurological Disorders: Migraine, Neurosarcoidosis, Schizophrenia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS)
• Hereditary Optic Neuropathies
• Trans Neuronal Retrograde Degeneration
• New OCT Technology in Neuro-Ophthalmology
• OCT and Pharmacological Treatment
• Animal Models in Neuro-Ophthalmology
• OCT in Glaucoma
• OCT in Amblyopia
• Conclusions.