Recurrent Optic Neuritis as the Initial Symptom in Demyelinating Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation of the optic nerve that can be recurrent, with unilateral or bilateral presentation. Diagnosing recurrent cases may be challenging. We aimed to compare patients with recurrent ON as their initial symptom according to their following final diagnoses: multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), or chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION).

Methods

The medical records of patients with initial recurrent ON who were followed at the Neuroimmunology Clinic of the Federal University of São Paulo between 2004 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were classified according to their final diagnosis into MS, NMOSD, or CRION, and the characteristics of these groups were co

SUBMITTER: Falcao-Goncalves AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031992 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature