[Involvement of the visual system in multiple sclerosis]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1993 May 20;113(13):1574-6.
[Article in Norwegian]

Abstract

Ocular symptoms commonly occur in multiple sclerosis patients. Clinically, optic neuritis is considered to be the classic visual manifestation. Little attention is paid to other forms of visual pathway affections, such as intrabulbar inflammation and various types of visual field defects. We describe some unusual forms of visual pathway affections in multiple sclerosis, in which combined neuroophthalmological examination and magnet tomography were very effective both in diagnosing and during follow-up of multiple sclerosis patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis
  • Optic Neuritis / diagnosis
  • Optic Neuritis / etiology
  • Uveitis / diagnosis
  • Uveitis / etiology
  • Vision Disorders / diagnosis
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Visual Field Tests
  • Visual Pathways / pathology