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3499741

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multimodal evoked responses (ER) and HLA antigens were examined in 10 patients with idiopathic acute optic neuritis (ON) without any clinical symptoms or signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) during 9-14 years. In MRI, abnormalities compatible with MS were seen in 4 patients. In spite of clinically unilateral ON, a bilateral abnormality in visual evoked responses (VER) was seen in 3 of 9 cases. Brain stem auditory evoked responses (BAER) were normal in all cases, short latency somatosensory evoked response (SER) in all but one. The cerebrospinal fluid at time of ON showed signs of demyelination in one case only. The frequency of HLA antigens DR2 (78%) and B18 (40%) was significantly increased in comparison to healthy controls. MRI seems to be the most sensitive method in the detection of cerebral lesions of MS, especially in mild or asymptomatic forms of the disease. The present techniques are, however, mostly unable to demonstrate optic nerve lesions which more reliably can be evaluated by VERs. The question whether idiopathic ON represents a form of MS solely, cannot be resolved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0001-6314
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of central nervous system involvement in uncomplicated optic neuritis after prolonged follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article