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Descriptor English: Optic Neuritis
Descriptor Spanish: Neuritis Óptica
Descriptor neuritis óptica
Entry term(s) neuritis retrobulbar
neuropapilitis
Scope note: Inflamación del nervio óptico. Entre las condiciones que comúnmente se asocian con ella figuran trastornos autoimmunes como la ESCLEROSIS MÚLTIPLE, infecciones y enfermedades granulomatosas. Entre las características clínicas figuran dolor retro-orbitario que se agrava por los movimientos oculares, pérdida de la visión cromática y sensibilidad al contraste que puede progresar a una pérdida visual extensa, un defecto pupilar aferente (pupila de Marcus-Gunn) y, en algunos casos, hiperemia e inflamación del disco óptico. La inflamación puede producirse en la porción del nervio que se encuentra dentro del globo (neuropapilitis o neuritis óptica anterior) o en la porción situada por detrás del globo ocular (neuritis retrobulbar o neuritis óptica posterior).
Descriptor Portuguese: Neurite Óptica
Descriptor French: Névrite optique
Entry term(s): Anterior Optic Neuritides
Anterior Optic Neuritis
Neuritides, Anterior Optic
Neuritides, Optic
Neuritides, Posterior Optic
Neuritides, Retrobulbar
Neuritis, Anterior Optic
Neuritis, Optic
Neuritis, Posterior Optic
Neuritis, Retrobulbar
Neuropapillitides
Neuropapillitis
Optic Neuritides
Optic Neuritides, Anterior
Optic Neuritides, Posterior
Optic Neuritis, Anterior
Optic Neuritis, Posterior
Posterior Optic Neuritides
Posterior Optic Neuritis
Retrobulbar Neuritides
Retrobulbar Neuritis
Tree number(s): C10.292.700.550
C11.640.576
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009902
Scope note: Inflammation of the optic nerve. Commonly associated conditions include autoimmune disorders such as MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, infections, and granulomatous diseases. Clinical features include retro-orbital pain that is aggravated by eye movement, loss of color vision, and contrast sensitivity that may progress to severe visual loss, an afferent pupillary defect (Marcus-Gunn pupil), and in some instances optic disc hyperemia and swelling. Inflammation may occur in the portion of the nerve within the globe (neuropapillitis or anterior optic neuritis) or the portion behind the globe (retrobulbar neuritis or posterior optic neuritis).
Annotation: SMON (Subacute Myelo-Optico-Neuropathy) is indexed here + MYELITIS + SYNDROME
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Neuritis MeSH
DeCS ID: 27729
Unique ID: D009902
NLM Classification: WW 280
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Optic Neuritis - Preferred
Concept UI M0015359
Scope note Inflammation of the optic nerve. Commonly associated conditions include autoimmune disorders such as MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, infections, and granulomatous diseases. Clinical features include retro-orbital pain that is aggravated by eye movement, loss of color vision, and contrast sensitivity that may progress to severe visual loss, an afferent pupillary defect (Marcus-Gunn pupil), and in some instances optic disc hyperemia and swelling. Inflammation may occur in the portion of the nerve within the globe (neuropapillitis or anterior optic neuritis) or the portion behind the globe (retrobulbar neuritis or posterior optic neuritis).
Preferred term Optic Neuritis
Entry term(s) Neuritides, Optic
Neuritis, Optic
Optic Neuritides
Neuropapillitis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0015361
Preferred term Neuropapillitis
Entry term(s) Anterior Optic Neuritides
Anterior Optic Neuritis
Neuritides, Anterior Optic
Neuritis, Anterior Optic
Neuropapillitides
Optic Neuritides, Anterior
Optic Neuritis, Anterior
Retrobulbar Neuritis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0015360
Preferred term Retrobulbar Neuritis
Entry term(s) Neuritides, Posterior Optic
Neuritides, Retrobulbar
Neuritis, Posterior Optic
Neuritis, Retrobulbar
Optic Neuritides, Posterior
Optic Neuritis, Posterior
Posterior Optic Neuritides
Posterior Optic Neuritis
Retrobulbar Neuritides



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