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ATROPHIE OPTIQUE HEREDITAIRE FAMILIALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Leber's hereditary optic atrophy
1, record 1, English, Leber%27s%20hereditary%20optic%20atrophy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Leber's optic atrophy 2, record 1, English, Leber%27s%20optic%20atrophy
correct
- Leber's disease 3, record 1, English, Leber%27s%20disease
correct
- Leber's optic neuropathy 4, record 1, English, Leber%27s%20optic%20neuropathy
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hereditary degeneration of the optic nerve and papillomacular bundle with resulting rapid loss of central vision, progressive for several weeks, then usually stationary with permanent central scotoma 1, record 1, English, - Leber%27s%20hereditary%20optic%20atrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Age of onset is variable, most often in the third decade;more males then females are affected, and transmission is cytoplasmic and strictly on the female side. 1, record 1, English, - Leber%27s%20hereditary%20optic%20atrophy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hereditary optic atrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie de Leber
1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Leber
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- atrophie optique de Leber 2, record 1, French, atrophie%20optique%20de%20Leber
correct, feminine noun
- atrophie optique héréditaire et familiale 3, record 1, French, atrophie%20optique%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20et%20familiale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Atrophie optique bilatérale héréditaire survenant soudainement et aboutissant à une baisse importante de l’acuïté visuelle. 4, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Leber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 5, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Leber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- névrite rétrobulbaire héréditaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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