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Dynamic Visual Tests to Identify and Quantify Visual Damage and Repair Following Demyelination in Optic Neuritis Patients
Published on: April 14, 2014
[Atypical optic neuritis: the importance of a comprehensive diagnostic work-up]
Abstract:
A 65-year-old woman was referred for sudden bilateral loss of vision. She was vaccinated a few days earlier. The ophthalmological examination showed a massive optic disc swelling on both eyes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed suspected bilateral optic neuritis without cerebral involvement or transverse myelitis. After serological detection of anti-MOG (myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein) antibodies, the patient was treated with high-dose corticosteroid pulse therapy until vision recovered. Discussion: an atypical optic neuritis may indicate a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), which should be further characterized by determination of Aquaporin 4(AQP4)-IgG and MOG-IgG.
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