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Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature

Encephalitis has been included in the causes of optic neuritis, but post encephalitic optic neuritis has been rarely reported. Majority of the cases of optic neuritis are either idiopathic or associated with multiple sclerosis, especially in western countries. This is very important in the Asian pop...

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Main Authors: Hasan, Shariful, Basri, Hamidon, Lim, Poh Hin, Stanslas, Johnson
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Published: Professional Medical Publications 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.295942015-09-11T01:31:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29594/ Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature Hasan, Shariful Basri, Hamidon Lim, Poh Hin Stanslas, Johnson Encephalitis has been included in the causes of optic neuritis, but post encephalitic optic neuritis has been rarely reported. Majority of the cases of optic neuritis are either idiopathic or associated with multiple sclerosis, especially in western countries. This is very important in the Asian population where the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis is not as high as in the Western countries. Although post infectious optic neuritis is more common in children, it can also be found in adults and is usually seen one to three weeks after a symptomatic infective prodrome. Here, we present a case of a 48 year-old-male who developed optic neuritis following viral encephalitis. His first presentation was with severe headache of two weeks duration. Viral encephalitis was diagnosed and treated. The patient presented again three weeks later with right eye pain and other features typical of optic neuritis. Corticosteroid therapy facilitated prompt recovery. Optic neuritis is an uncommon manifestation of encephalitis. It is important that both doctors and patients remain aware of post infectious cause of optic neuritis, which would enable a timely diagnosis and treatment of this reversible cause of vision loss. Professional Medical Publications 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29594/1/Encephalitis%20followed%20by%20optic%20neuritis.pdf Hasan, Shariful and Basri, Hamidon and Lim, Poh Hin and Stanslas, Johnson (2013) Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29 (3). pp. 859-862. ISSN 1682-024X; ESSN: 1681-715X http://www.pjms.com.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/3475
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description Encephalitis has been included in the causes of optic neuritis, but post encephalitic optic neuritis has been rarely reported. Majority of the cases of optic neuritis are either idiopathic or associated with multiple sclerosis, especially in western countries. This is very important in the Asian population where the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis is not as high as in the Western countries. Although post infectious optic neuritis is more common in children, it can also be found in adults and is usually seen one to three weeks after a symptomatic infective prodrome. Here, we present a case of a 48 year-old-male who developed optic neuritis following viral encephalitis. His first presentation was with severe headache of two weeks duration. Viral encephalitis was diagnosed and treated. The patient presented again three weeks later with right eye pain and other features typical of optic neuritis. Corticosteroid therapy facilitated prompt recovery. Optic neuritis is an uncommon manifestation of encephalitis. It is important that both doctors and patients remain aware of post infectious cause of optic neuritis, which would enable a timely diagnosis and treatment of this reversible cause of vision loss.
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author Hasan, Shariful
Basri, Hamidon
Lim, Poh Hin
Stanslas, Johnson
spellingShingle Hasan, Shariful
Basri, Hamidon
Lim, Poh Hin
Stanslas, Johnson
Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
author_facet Hasan, Shariful
Basri, Hamidon
Lim, Poh Hin
Stanslas, Johnson
author_sort Hasan, Shariful
title Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
title_short Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
title_full Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
title_sort encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: a case report and review of literature
publisher Professional Medical Publications
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29594/1/Encephalitis%20followed%20by%20optic%20neuritis.pdf
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