Treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy, a case report.
We report a case of post-traumatic optic neuropathy in which visual improvement, documented with visual evoked potentials (VEP), occurred after administration of a corticoid megadose. The presentation of a single case does not allow to extrapolate conclusions about the efficacy of the steroid treatment, but serves as an illustration for a controversial problem as the management of post-traumatic optic neuropathy.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
D008775:Methylprednisolone