Use of international interocular difference thresholds for optic neuritis diagnosis in clinical practice
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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AQP4, MOG, MOGAD, Multiple sclerosis, NMOSD, optical coherence tomography
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common non-traumatic cause of disability in young people, and visual symptoms can be the initial manifestation in up to 20% of cases. Retinal examination can be helpful in making the correct diagnosis. The latest...
Investigating MOG-IgG as a cause for optic perineuritis
5 August 2020
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Optic perineuritis, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), aquaporin-4 (AQP4), optic neuritis, optic nerve sheath
Optic perineuritis can be a manifestation of infectious and systemic inflammatory disorders, but in most cases is considered idiopathic. Diagnosis is established by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the demonstration of optic nerve sheath enhancement with sparing of the optic...
