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(LP prob not needed for a disease that is 5.3 in 10,000,000 prev)
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*Pain (esp w/ eye movement)
*Pain (esp w/ eye movement)
*Loss of color vision out of proportion to loss of visual acuity
*Loss of color vision out of proportion to loss of visual acuity
*Pulfric effect - swing object side to side like pendulum, but pt feels like the object is coming at them in elliptical fashion


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==

Revisión del 17:42 1 feb 2016

Background

  • Inflammatory, demyelinating condition of the optic nerve highly associated with MS
    • 50% will go on to develop MS
  • Presenting feature of MS in 15-20% of pts

Causes

Clinical Features

  • Acute, usually monocular, vision loss occurring over days (occasionally over hours)
    • May range from mildly reduced to no light perception whatsoever
  • Retro-orbital headache
  • Pain (esp w/ eye movement)
  • Loss of color vision out of proportion to loss of visual acuity
  • Pulfric effect - swing object side to side like pendulum, but pt feels like the object is coming at them in elliptical fashion

Differential Diagnosis

Acute Vision Loss (Noninflamed)

Emergent Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Physical Exam

  • Red desaturation test
    • Have pt look with one eye at a dark red object
    • Test the other eye to see if the object looks the same color
      • Affected eye often will see the red object as pink or lighter red
  • Intraocular pressures
  • Afferent Pupilary Defect (APD)
  • Optic disc swelling and edema (papillitis)
    • Elevated optic nerve disk on US = papilledema

Work-up

  • MRI of brain and orbits with gadolinium, plus fat suppression
  • CBC
  • CMP
  • ESR, CRP
  • RPR, FTABS
  • CXR
  • May consider LP to r/o neuromyelitis optica

Disposition

  • Consult neuro and ophthalmology
  • Inpatient admission for IV methylprednisolone, 1 g qd x3 days

See Also

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