Optic neuropathy: medical causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Optic neuropathy: medical causes. Optic neuritis (ON), Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Autoimmune
- Optic neuritis (ON)
- Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION)
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
- Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Schilder’s disease
- Anti-MOG antibody disease
Connective tissue diseases
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Inflammatory
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Compressive
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Hereditary
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Ischaemic
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Miscellaneous causes
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References
- Biousse V, Newman NJ. Diagnosis and clinical features of common optic neuropathies. Lancet Neurol. 2016; 15:1355-1367.
- Voss E, Raab P, Trebst C, Stangel M. Clinical approach to optic neuritis: pitfalls, red flags and differential diagnosis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2011; 4:123-134.
- Hoorbakht H, Bagherkashi F. Optic neuritis, its differential diagnosis and management. Open Ophthalmol J 2012; 6:65-72.
- Foroozan R, Buono LM, Savino PJ, Sergott RC. Acute demyelinating optic neuritis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2002; 13:375-380.
- Shams PN, Plant GT. Optic neuritis: a review. Int MS J 2009; 16:82-89.
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