Optic neuritis

Case contributed by Hoe Han Guan , 29 Jun 2022
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Hoe Han Guan, 29 Jun 2022

Updates to Case Attributes

Status changed from draft to pending review.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Swelling of the retrobulbar intra-orbital segment of the left optic nerve, extending to the intracranial segment without involvement of optic chiasm. The swollen left optic nerve has signal intensity on T2WI well-visualized on coronal T2 fat suppressed sequence and shows enhancement on postcontrast T1 fat suppressed sequence.Indistinct margin of the intra-orbital segment of left optic nerve to the surrounding subarachnoid space within the optic sheath.

The right optic nerve is normal in size. No abnormal signal intensity or enhancement. 

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