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Observational studyGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2020

Optic neuritis in German children: clinical findings and association with multiple sclerosis.

Felix Tonagel, Helmut Wilhelm, Carina Kelbsch

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Observational study in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Felix TonagelCentre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany. felix.tonagel@med.uni-tuebingen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-0347
Helmut WilhelmCentre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Carina KelbschCentre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
University of Tübingen · DESTZ eyetrial · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAnalysis of a cohort of pediatric optic neuritis patients concerning the epidemiology, disease progression, and association with multiple sclerosis (MS).

methodsRetrospective, observational cohort study. From 2004 to 2018, all electronic medical files of patients younger than 18 years referred to a tertiary care clinic in Germany with the diagnosis optic neuritis have been analyzed.

resultsSixty-nine patients were referred in the study period, 16 did not suffer under optic neuritis and were excluded. The median visual acuity of the remaining 53 patients was 0.07 at the baseline examination and 1.0 at the latest follow-up examination (decimal notation, median 2.1 years after baseline). Forty-two percent of the patients developed MS during the study period. Female sex (p = 0.028) as well as higher age (p = 0.0082) proved to be statistically significant risk factors for MS development.

conclusionThe prognosis for restoring vision in pediatric optic neuritis was favorable. During the observation period, the risk of developing MS was overall 42% and 8% for patients younger than 11 years. The percentage of MS as underlying cause of optic neuritis does not differ remarkably between children older 10 years and adults.

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Visual AcuityAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionFemaleGermanyHumansIncidenceMaleMultiple SclerosisOptic NeuritisPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsCohort studyMSMultiple sclerosisPediatric optic neuritis

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PMID32274587
PMCPMC8349338
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