Elkholy SH, El-Jaafary SI, Kotb MS, El Gohary AM, Elbhy BA. Trans-orbital sonography versus visual evoked potentials in acute demyelinating optic neuritis.
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020;
40:101934. [PMID:
31986426 DOI:
10.1016/j.msard.2020.101934]
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Abstract
Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory demyelinating condition that causes acute - usually monocular - visual loss. It is highly associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). In general, ON is a clinical diagnosis based upon the history and examination findings.
OBJECTIVE
The aim was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of measuring optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) by ultrasound in acute optic neuritis.
METHODS
This is a prospective observational study with matched controls carried out on 25 patients and 25 controls. All patients presented with first attack of an acute demyelinating ON. Both patients and controls were submitted to clinical assessment, pattern and flash visual evoked potential and trans-orbital sonography (TOS) to measure the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD).
RESULTS
The ONSD was significantly thicker in patients with unilateral (0.6 ± 0.05 cm) and bilateral (0.6 ± 0.1 cm) optic neuritis compared to controls (0.52 ± 0.06 cm). P-value was < 0.001 and 0.04 respectively, with a cutoff value 0.57 cm. A significant negative correlation was found between the thickness of the ONSD and the visual acuity (r= -0.613, P-value <0.05). No correlation was found between the age of the patients and ONSD or between ONSD and latency of P-VEP. TOS showed 68% sensitivity and 88% specificity in diagnosing cases of ON.
CONCLUSION
ONSD measured by TOS is a noninvasive, inexpensive bed-side test, which represent a supporting tool to confirm the clinical diagnosis of ON. Yet its sensitivity and specificity are lower than P-VEP.
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