Naslov
The correlation of changes of the optic nerve diameter in the acute retrobulbar neuritis with the brain changes in multiple sclerosis

Autori
Titlić, Marina ; Erceg, Ivana ; Kovačević, Tanja ; Gabrić, Nikica ; Karaman, Ksenija ; Žuljan, Igor ; Oršolić, Krešimir ; Kalajžić, Josip

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 29 (2005), 2; 633-636

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
optic nerve; retrobulbar neuritis; multiple sclerosis; ultrasound; megnetic resonance
(optic neuritis; retrobulbar neuritis; magnetic resonance; multiple sclerosis)

Sažetak
The aim of this paper is the paper is to compare diameter of healthy and effected optic nerve determined by ultrasound with brain lesions in acute retrobulbar neuritis in patients with multiple sclerosis. In this prospective study 20 patients with multiple sclerosis and acute retrobulbar neuritis were examined.Optic erve diameter was measured by ultrasound. Brain lesions were detected by magnetic resonance. Correlation between demyelinating lesions of the brain in multiple sclerosis and optic nerve diameter was tested by Kruskal-Wallis test. Significant difference in diameter between healthy and affected optic nerve in acute retrobulbar neuritis was found. Demyelinating brain changes examined by magnetic resonance revealed periventricular lesions, subcortical lesions and lesions in corpus callosum. There is statistically significant correlation between optic nerve diameter and number of brain lesions in multiple sclerosis. Diameter of optic nerve in retrobulbar neuritis measured by ultrasound correlates with brain lesions detected by magnetic resonance in multiple sclerosis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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