The risk of developing MS following DON can be stratified ... with a normal MRI and 72% with an abnormal MRI. Mimickers of demyelinating optic neuritis In atypical cases of DON alternative causes ...

More commonly, however, the term optic neuritis is used as a synonym for idiopathic, DON associated with MS. DON is a hallmark feature of MS and often presents as the initial clinical event.

assessments of visual impairment can provide confirmatory and complementary information for the diagnosis and longitudinal assessment of patients with optic neuritis and MS.

"The doctor said it was optic ... for her first MRI brain scan with the neurologist who would give her a life-changing diagnosis. "He told me: 'you've got very mild multiple sclerosis'.

Researchers demonstrated that utilizing both cortical lesions and the central vein sign in MRI ... of multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Diagnosing MS in Hispanic Patients: Is Optic Neuritis the ...

So they sent me to the hospital, and they diagnosed it as optic neuritis ... they decided that it was multiple sclerosis. It was my first MRI, my first CAT scan, my first spinal tap.