Abstract

CRUZ RIVAS, Edilia María et al. Optic Neuritis as a Presentation of Multiple Sclerosis. CCM [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.1, pp.92-97. ISSN 1560-4381.

Optic neuritis is one of the most common diseases that affects the optic nerve and is it clearly related to some specific pathologies including multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is the primary demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that affects individuals in productive stages of life. This disease has a variety regarding presentation, difficulty in diagnosing and its associated factors as well as its possible etiology. It presented a 34 - year- old female patient with puerperal optic neuritis as form of present of multiple sclerosis. The magnetic resonance imaging delivered the diagnosis.

Keywords : optic neuritis; multiple sclerosis; magnetic resonance imaging..

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