Neurological concomitants of uveitis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the prevalence and types of neurological disease that occur in association with uveitis.


METHODS
Retrospective review of medical records of patients attending a tertiary referral uveitis service over a 15 year period.


RESULTS
Of 1450 patients with uveitis, 115 (7.9%) had neurological disease that was considered to be causally related to the eye inflammation. The most frequent neurological associations were Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, primary central nervous system lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, and herpes virus infections.


CONCLUSIONS
Neurological disease is common among patients attending a uveitis service. The distinctive characteristics of the uveal inflammation may be useful in diagnosing the neurological disease.
Smith
J R
JR
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97239-4197, USA. smithjus@ohsu.edu
Rosenbaum
J T
JT
D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009922:Oregon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology