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Eye Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases > Optic Neuritis
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases > Optic Neuritis

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Optic Neuritis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Neuritides, Retrobulbar
  • Neuritis, Retrobulbar
  • Neuropapillitides
  • Neuropapillitis
  • Retrobulbar Neuritides
  • Retrobulbar Neuritis

Note

  • SMON (Subacute Myelo-Optico-Neuropathy) is indexed here + MYELITIS + SYNDROME

Scope note

  • Inflammation of the optic nerve. Commonly associated conditions include autoimmune disorders such as MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, infections, and granulomatous diseases. Clinical features include retro-orbital pain that is aggravated by eye movement, loss of color vision, and contrast sensitivity that may progress to severe visual loss, an afferent pupillary defect (Marcus-Gunn pupil), and in some instances optic disc hyperemia and swelling. Inflammation may occur in the portion of the nerve within the globe (neuropapillitis or anterior optic neuritis) or the portion behind the globe (retrobulbar neuritis or posterior optic neuritis).

In other languages

  • näköhermon tulehdus

    Finnish

  • morbositates nervi optici non alibi classificatae
  • muu kuin iskeeminen näköhermosairaus
  • neuritis nervi optici
  • neuritis optica
  • neuritis retrobulbaris NAS
  • neuropathia optica non ischaemica
  • näköhermon nystyn tulehdus
  • näköhermosairaus
  • näköhermotulehdus
  • optikusneuriitti
  • optikusneuropati
  • papillit
  • papillitis
  • retrobulbärneurit UNS
  • synnervsinflammation
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön näköhermon silmäntakaisen osan tulehdus
  • Synnervsinflammation

    Swedish

  • Neuropapillit
  • Optikusneurit
  • Retrobulbär neurit

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009902

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