Multiple sclerosis optic neuritis
Common Questions and Answers about Multiple sclerosis optic neuritis
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Ocular herpes is an infective condition. There is a close relationship between optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis. It is a demyelinating disease characterized by degeneration of fatty covering called myelin surrounding the nerves in the central nervous system. Body’s own immune system starts attacking its own tissue limited to nervous system perceiving it as foreign. The optic nerve is the first area in the CNS to be attacked by the disease.
Having had Optic Neuritis twice, I can say that your eye symptom doesn't sound like the Optic Neuritis I had. I had a couple of days of ice pick pain behind my affected eye followed by loss of red color saturation perception, loss of the visual acuity, loss of brightness, loss of contrast and the development of a "blind spot" (a scotoma) in the visual field of my effected eye.
Hi there. Retrobulbar neuritis is a form of optic neuritis in which the optic nerve which is at the back of the eye, becomes inflamed. When these visual fibers become inflamed visual signaling to the brain becomes disrupted and vision is impaired. This retrobulbar neuritis can be caused by various conditions like meningitis, syphilis, lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, tumors, exposure to drugs and allergic reactions.
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This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/294873'>Uthoff's Phenomenon</a>.
In a second study with a 5.6-year follow-up of 74 patients with optic neuritis, 22% developed clinical multiple sclerosis (Jacobs et al 1997); 76% of these had abnormal MRIs initially. Of note, half of the patients who did not develop clinical multiple sclerosis also had abnormal MRIs at onset. In a third study, optic neuritis with no MRI lesions led to multiple sclerosis at 5 years in 16%, versus 51% of patients with 3 or more MRI lesions (Beck 1997).
I had an eye appt with my retina specialist on Dec 2 and he did not see optic neuritis or any inflammation. He said that it is not common for a woman my age to see floaters/flashes unless there was a retinal detachment which I didn't have. He said that as a doctor, he must think of inflammatory causes for the explanation of floaters/flashes. Inflammatory causes such as MS or lupus. He says that MS can cause floaters/flashes for sure.
So, MS can occur without optic neuritis. But usually a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be made over months to years and it is based on MRI, electro physiological potentials from the brain and the presence of abnormal cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (fluid surrounding the brain).
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I was diagnosed with bilateral optic neuritis about a month ago and have gone through a lot of testing. The most common cause of optic neuritis is Multiple Sclerosis, but there are also many other things. Like herpes, lupus, certain drugs, viral or bacterial infections. I would try and get an appointment with a neurologist and he would probably order an MRI or different tests.
I AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD SEE A NEUROLOGIST. WITH THE EYE SYMPTOMS YOU ARE HAVING YOU COULD HAVE OPTIC NEURITIS WHICH LEADS ME TO TELL YOU TO TALK OVER ALL OTHER SYMPTOMS WITH THE NEUROLOGIST.
OPTIC NEURITIS IS OFTEN THE FIRST SIGN/ SYMPTOM OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. ALSO, MIGRAINE IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS A SYMPTOM OF MS.
TALK SERIOUSLY WITH YOUR NEURO....
A strong degree of suspicion needs to be kept for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating neurological disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.
It sounds like your husband may have had optic neuritis, a common condition in people with multiple sclerosis. I had optic neuritis about a year and half ago.
Which medicine has he been prescribed? I am taking a daily shot, and I think the medicine has helped me quite a bit from keeping the disease from getting worse. In fact, I am even doing better than was several years ago.
Are you a newlywed? Are you from the US or from Germany yourself orginally?
org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS-RISK-AFTER-OPTIC-NEURITIS/show/664930?
Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve anyplace between inside the eye and where the optic nerve ends in the brain. Retrobulbar neuritis is a for of ON where the inflammation is behind the eye and can't usually be seen when the MD looks in the eye.
Read this excellent reference:
http://www.emedicine.com/Radio/topic488.
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