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NR. 4/2004
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Przypadek
zewnątrzgałkowego zapalenia nerwu II u 17-letniego chłopca w
przebiegu stwardnienia rozsianego
A case of unilateral optic neuritis in 17-year old
boy in a course of multiple sclerosis
Beata Urban, Alina
Bakunowicz-Łazarczyk, Przemysław Pawłowski
Klinika Okulistyki Dziecięcej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. med. Alina Bakunowicz-Łazarczyk |
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| Summary: |
Multiple sclerosis (MS) in
children and adolescents is rather rare disease. Optic
neuritis is a common symptom of MS. We described a
17-year old boy with sudden loss of vision in left eye.
On examination, visual acuity was 5/5 in the right eye
and light perception in the left eye. Fundus examination
was normal. MRI revealed multiple lesions in central
nervous system and in the left optic nerve. Abnormal VEP
typical for MS was observed. He was given
methylprednisolone, but there was only minimal
improvement of visual acuity (to counting fingers from 3
m). Two months later the optic nerve atrophy of the left
eye was noticed. |
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| Key words: |
multiple sclerosis,
neuritis, optic nerve atrophy. |
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