title: Multiple sclerosis following optic neuritis in Chile.
abstract: Twenty three unselected cases of optic neuritis were re-examined between 2 and 18 years after the onset of the disease, with a mean of 9.7 years. Only 8/23 (35%) had unilateral non-recurrent disease. One patient only (4.3%) went on to develop multiple sclerosis. These findings support the impression that demyelinating disease varies considerably in Latin America compared with northern industrialised countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies