Abstract

HERNANDEZ SILVA, Yaimara et al. Updating on the treatment of the demyelinating inflammatory optical neuropathy. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2011, vol.24, n.1, pp. 197-207. ISSN 0864-2176.

A bibliographic review was conducted to provide an updating of drugs used to retard the appearance of multiple sclerosis in the management of the demyelinating inflammatory optical neuropathy. Present paper shows the origin and the justification of the steroid therapy in this disease, as well as the mechanisms of action and benefits of more recent treatments, e.g. the ongoing immunomodulations and immunosuppressive ones and also to introduce many drugs in experimental phase having neuroprotection effects whose use will prevent the neurodegenerative effect produced at level of the retinal ganglion cells in this neurologic disease. The current therapeutical options offer variants of additional treatment to those patients with greater possibilities to development multiple sclerosis and retarding the appearance of a second outbreak, as well as its disabling sequelae.

Keywords : Neuritis óptica desmielinizante; esclerosis múltiple; neuroprotección; Demyelinating optical neuritis; multiple sclerosis; neuroprotection.

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