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This is why Casey is getting an MRI tomorrow. He has Bilateral Optic Neuritis.... "In 15%-20% of people who eventually develop multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis is their first symptom. The risk of developing multiple sclerosis following one episode of optic neuritis is approximately 50% within 15 years of the episode of optic neuritis. On MRI scanning, almost half of the patients with optic neuritis (and no history or clinical evidence of multiple sclerosis) have abnormal brain white matter changes consistent with multiple sclerosis. In patients undergoing MRI scans of the brain at the time of the initial attack of optic neuritis, the finding of brain lesions on MRI images increased the risk of development of later multiple sclerosis threefold versus people with normal MRI scans. However, almost half of patients with any brain lesions on MRI at the time of the initial episode of optic neuritis will not have developed multiple sclerosis 10 years later. " medicinenet/optic_neuritis/article.htm#what_is_optic_neuritis
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:46:06 +0000

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