Obstructive sleep apnea caused by substernal goiter presenting as nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy.
VA New Jersey Health Care System, 385 Tremont Avenue (561/111), East Orange, NJ 07018, USA. ablaivas@gmail.com
Allen J
AJ
Blaivas
Faisal
F
Uddin
D000368:Aged; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016683:Supine Position