PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - V H Patterson
AU  - J R Heron
TI  - Visual field abnormalities in multiple sclerosis.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.43.3.205
DP  - 1980 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 205--209
VI  - 43
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/43/3/205.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/43/3/205.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1980 Mar 01; 43
AB  - Visual fields were examined with a tangent screen in 54 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or optic neuritis (ON). Visual fields were abnormal in all patients with definite MS, 94% with probable MS and 81% with possible MS. Three-quarters of the MS patients with no history of visual symptoms had abnormal fields. The commonest defect found was an arcuate scotoma. As a diagnostic test of visual pathway involvement in MS, tangent screen examination compares favourably with more sophisticated methods.