TY - JOUR
T1 - Visual pathway involvement in multiple sclerosis
T2 - Look straight in the eyes
AU - Gaetani, Lorenzo
AU - Iaccheri, Barbara
AU - Cerquaglia, Alessio
AU - Gentili, Lucia
AU - Fiore, Tito
AU - Di Gregorio, Maria
AU - Mancini, Andrea
AU - Calabresi, Paolo
AU - Cagini, Carlo
AU - Sarchielli, Paola
AU - Di Filippo, Massimiliano
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Visual symptoms are a common clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS) and are frequently due to acute optic neuritis (ON). However, the entire visual pathway can be involved throughout the disease course. We describe the case of a young MS patient who experienced visual symptoms that were eventually found to be caused by retinal periphlebitis, an inflammatory process of the anterior visual pathway, which is common during MS, but rarely symptomatic. This case reinforces the concept that in all MS patients complaining visual symptoms, a complete work-up should be performed in order to rule out possible ON mimicries.
AB - Visual symptoms are a common clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS) and are frequently due to acute optic neuritis (ON). However, the entire visual pathway can be involved throughout the disease course. We describe the case of a young MS patient who experienced visual symptoms that were eventually found to be caused by retinal periphlebitis, an inflammatory process of the anterior visual pathway, which is common during MS, but rarely symptomatic. This case reinforces the concept that in all MS patients complaining visual symptoms, a complete work-up should be performed in order to rule out possible ON mimicries.
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Phlebitis
KW - Retinal periphlebitis
KW - Retinal vasculitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.msard.2017.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.msard.2017.08.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028079256
VL - 17
SP - 217
EP - 219
JO - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
JF - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
SN - 2211-0348
ER -