title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in isolated optic neuritis.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed on ten patients who had isolated optic neuritis. Seven patients had abnormal images, with a distribution of lesions similar to that seen in multiple sclerosis, demonstrating subclinical dissemination in the central nervous system.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*