Bilateral optic neuritis as the presenting symptom of multiple sclerosis

Background: Optic neuritis (ON) is one of the earliest manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The prevalence of bilateral ON (BON) as the presenting symptom is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of BON as the presenting symptom in MS and compare it with unilateral ON...

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Published in:Sudan Medical Monitor 2016-04, Vol.11 (2), p.41-43
Main Authors: Etemadifar, Masoud, Sonbolestan, Seyed, Goodarzi, Mehrdad, Sadat, Zahra-Abtahi
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Language:English
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Summary:Background: Optic neuritis (ON) is one of the earliest manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The prevalence of bilateral ON (BON) as the presenting symptom is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of BON as the presenting symptom in MS and compare it with unilateral ON (UON). Subjects and Methods: In this study, two groups of definite MS patients according to the McDonald's criteria were enrolled: Thirty patients with BON and fifty persons with UON (selected randomly from all of the UON patients) as the presenting manifestation. The patients' data were collected from the Isfahan MS Society Registry. The SPSS 22 software was used for analysis of the data. P
ISSN:1858-5000
1858-6384
DOI:10.4103/1858-5000.185229