title: Demyelinating optic neuritis: clinical features and differential diagnosis.
abstract: Optic neuritis is a common cause of sudden visual impairment in young adults. Early recognition by the clinician would alleviate much of the anxiety experienced by sufferers, but other conditions that may cause permanent blindness must be excluded. These can usually be discerned from the history and confirmed by a brief neuro-ophthalmological examination.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D003118:Color Perception; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012025:Reflex, Pupillary; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids