Development of Multiple Sclerosis in a Child Presenting with Acute Bilateral Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-179

  Imaizumiu, Masahito ^a,b   Ogata, Nahoko ^b   Arichi, Miwa ^a,b  

^a OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Childhood; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis; Retrobulbar optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROBULBAR OPTIC NEUROPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; VERTIGO; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

CHILD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PERIMETRY; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 1842607582     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0026-y     Document Type: Article

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