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What Causes Visual Field Loss?

I have been experiencing vusual field loss since monday. Hr has been steadily dropping even with treatment of midodrine. Also being treated with 1 gram of methylprenisolone daily through IV for possible MS flare. Could this be a perfusion promblem versus MS
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Instead of guessing, it is better to undergo MRI brain and visual evoked potential tests to confirm the diagnosis. This would confirm or exclude both MS and brain infarction.

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Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
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What Causes Visual Field Loss?

Instead of guessing, it is better to undergo MRI brain and visual evoked potential tests to confirm the diagnosis. This would confirm or exclude both MS and brain infarction. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)