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Suggest Treatment For Optic Nuritis
Hi 5 months back i had optic nuritis, MRI brain was normal but LP done suggested MS, started prdisolone for 3 months then i stopped, neuro doctors want to repeat MRI befor continue the steroides. my Q is i was having neutropenia 0.6 that time, increased after IV methylpredisolone, then after stopping predisolone again i have neuropenia continously, with H/O vomitting for 3 weeks, mouth ulcer, and other symptoms, it is realy MS or another autoimmune disease?
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
`actually diagnosis of MS needs confirmation of clinical attack and mri brain lesion in different ages. so you have to go for mri brain and also for ANA and e-ANA test to rule associted other autoimmune diseae.
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