title: Early high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone is effective in preserving retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with neuromyelitis optica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan. manakamura@oph.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hariya
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omodaka
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misu
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000187:drug effects*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone