Causas neuritis optica pdf

Ms is a disease that causes inflammation and damage to nerves in your brain as well as the optic nerve besides ms, optic nerve inflammation can occur with other conditions, including infections or immune diseases, such as lupus. Papilitis neuritis optica, neuritis retrobulbar y neuroretinitis. Las principales causas implicadas son las enfermedades por autoinmunidad esclerosis multiple y las infecciones virales. Neuromyelitis optica nmo is an autoimmune demyelinating disease associated with recurrent episodes of optic neuritis and transverse myelitis, often resulting in permanent blindness andor paralysis. Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, which occurs behind the eye. Abstract inflammatory optic neuritis on is the most frequent cause of acute visual loss in young adults. Neuritis optica oftalmologia clinica y experimental. Signs and symptoms of optic neuritis can be the first indication of multiple sclerosis ms, or they can occur later in the course of ms. The discovery of autoantibodies aqp4igg that target. Inflammation, such as in optic neuritis, will damage the myelin and interfere with the signal, which can result in blurred vision. Neuropatia optica inflamatoria recurrente cronica crion. Description optic neuritis occurs when the optic nerve, the pathway that transmits visual information to the brain, becomes inflamed and the myelin sheath that surrounds the nerve is destroyed a process known as demyelination. In the united states, patients of african descent are also overrepresented. Neuritis optica trastornos oftalmicos manual msd version.