No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Demyelinating optic neuritis (DON) is a hallmark feature of multiple sclerosis (MS) and often occurrs as the heralding ...

Though the exact cause of optic neuritis is unclear, it may be caused by the following. Any condition that causes demyelination (loss of the covering of the nerve) of the optic nerve, which may ...

Optic neuritis develops when MS begins to break down the protective coating surrounding your optic nerve, a process called demyelination. As MS progresses, demyelination becomes more widespread ...

4 Thus, without measurement of core body temperature, determining whether abnormal VEPs result from demyelination of ... on which to base a diagnosis of optic neuritis. In fact, the Naismith ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an immune-mediated neuropathy that affects the peripheral motor and sensory nerves. The symptoms are of a slowly progressive numbness and tingling ...

FTX-101 is designed as a remyelinating agent that could restore vision for individuals suffering from chronic optic ...

The UAB Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease (CPODD) is one of the founding Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centers of Excellence in the country designated and funded in 2006 by the ...

Optic Neuritis: Clinical Features Optic neuritis refers to inflammation of the optic nerve. The term may be used broadly in reference to many causes of optic nerve inflammation including systemic ...