Optic Perineuritis-Imaging
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Optic perineuritis is an uncommon variety of orbital inflammatory disease that is distinct from demyelinating optic neuritis. In contrast to those with optic neuritis, patients with optic perineuritis are often older at onset and are more likely to show sparing of central vision. Magnetic resonance imaging scans demonstrate enhancement around, rather than within, the optic nerve. Response to corticosteroids is more dramatic than in patients with optic neuritis, and patients are more likely to experience recurrence after stopping treatment.
MRI usually shows Perineural enhancement and “streaky” fat with or without extraocular muscle enhancement. This patient improved dramatically with steroids.
Dr.Sumer K Sethi, MD
Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology Providers
Editor-in-chief, The Internet Journal of Radiology
Director, DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences)
Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology Providers
Editor-in-chief, The Internet Journal of Radiology
Director, DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences)
Optic Perineuritis-Imaging
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Monday, June 09, 2008
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Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Monday, June 09, 2008
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Sumer Sethi
Unique blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, heading leading firms in India- Teleradiology Providers, pioneering company providing teleradiology services and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) Premier test preparation institute in India for MD/MS/MCI preparation. He has also been an invited faculty member at various conferences, including Teleradiology in IRIA 2008 and 2011, Hospital Build Middle East, Congress of the Brain Tumor Radiology in Neuro-oncology Society. Dr. Sethi is Editor-in-Chief of Internet Journal of Radiology. He has a keen interest in Web 2.0 technologies and in maintaining his famous radiology blog, which has been featured in multiple international journals.
1 comment:
I have idiopathic optic perineuritis, and I just wanted to leave a note here for anyone who might find this: a three week delay in steroid treatment for my condition likely caused permanent damage to my vision. It's likely I would have had less scarring and damage if my neurologist had put me back on steroids as soon as my vision deteriorated - within 24 hours of tapering off of a short burst of steroid treatment that had dramatically improved my vision almost to normal. I don't blame him - he was following the treatment guidelines for the optic neuritis treatment trial, and prolonged steroid treatment is not recommended for most cases of optic neuritis. Since he didn't catch the nerve sheath involvement on the MRI and he was ignorant of optic perineuritis, he didn't know what to do. Optic perineuritis is a different condition!
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