title: Primary optic neuritis evolved in multiple sclerosis: an epidemiological study.
abstract: Sixty-nine cases of Optic Neuritis were studied in order to evaluate the percentage of evolution into multiple sclerosis. We observed an incidence rate of 53.6% which is somewhat high respect to data present in literature. The various findings obtained in the present study were compared with those of the literature and the similarities and discrepancies underlined.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Patologia Speciale Neurologica, Università Degli Studi di Cagliari.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Congia
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mellino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porcella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borghero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain; D012737:Sex Factors; D014785:Vision, Ocular