| Optic neuritis is due to inflammation of the optic nerve, which transmits light and visual images from the retina to the brain. |
| Steroids given orally are ineffective in treating optic neuritis and may actually increase a person's risk for future attacks. |
| Unlike acute brachial plexus neuritis, the pain, weakness and sensory loss associated with cervical radiculopathy tend to occur simultaneously. |
| When the inflammation doesn't involve the optic disk, doctors refer to it as retrobulbar optic neuritis. |
| Perhaps you need to see a neurophysician who might tell you if your problems are due to neuritis or some other cause. |
| In 1943, Spillane was probably the first to recognize acute brachial plexus neuritis as a distinct clinical entity. |
