OPTIC NEURITIS IN CHILDHOOD

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 47  (4) , 209-216
Abstract
The symptoms and signs of 21 children under 15 yr of age with optic neuritis are presented. The optic neuritis often was bilateral and accompanied by papilledema. In the acute stage there was however no typical central scotoma in every case. Some children had only peripheral visual field defects. The visual disorder will not improve as much as is generally assumed; a slight decrease of visus and visual field defects in static perimetry usually persist. Half of the children developed signs of multiple sclerosis within a few yr.

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