Visual snow syndrome: what we know so far.

Puledda, Francesca; Schankin, Christoph Josef; Digre, Kathleen; Goadsby, Peter J (2018). Visual snow syndrome: what we know so far. Current opinion in neurology, 31(1), pp. 52-58. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000523

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW

We provide an overview of the neurological condition known as visual snow syndrome. Patients affected by this chronic disorder suffer with a pan-field visual disturbance described as tiny flickering dots, which resemble the static noise of an untuned television.

RECENT FINDINGS

The term 'visual snow' has only appeared in the medical literature very recently. The clinical features of the syndrome have now been reasonably described and the pathophysiology has begun to be explored. This review focuses on what is currently known about visual snow.

SUMMARY

Recent evidence suggests visual snow is a complex neurological syndrome characterized by debilitating visual symptoms. It is becoming better understood as it is systematically studied. Perhaps the most important unmet need for the condition is a sufficient understanding of it to generate and test hypotheses about treatment.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Schankin, Christoph Josef

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1350-7540

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stefanie Hetzenecker

Date Deposited:

05 Apr 2018 14:52

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:08

Publisher DOI:

10.1097/WCO.0000000000000523

PubMed ID:

29140814

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/107970

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