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What Causes Recurrent Optic Neuritis With Headaches?

Comments = My son 7 ½ yr suffered Optic Nuerities.He was prescribed in first time on 1.6.2009 injection Metypred/IVpred 250mg & Tab Omna Cortil by which he recovered from such disorder.Again after 8 month same disease has recovered & same treatment was given. Again after 12 months same disease has recovered the same treatment was given. Pl.suggest what precautions/treatment should be given in future. Kindly please inform me as to why this disorder is recurring. , Address = 15, Wright Town , Ganjipura, zip Code = 482002, City = Jabalpur , State = Madhya Pradesh, Country = India , Phone = 0000, E-Mail = YYYY@YYYY . At present he is complaining Headache. It is worthwhile to bring to your notice that twice Brain MRI and other medical tests and checkups as suggested by neurologist and ophthalmologist have been done for the aforesaid purpose. However no defect was found and the reports were normal. I will be highly oblige.
Mon, 21 Dec 2015
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YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ...
FIRST EPISODE HAD BEEN TREATED AS ADEM....
YOUR CHILD SHOULD UNDERGO FOR THE IgG LEVELS AND CSF ANALYSIS FOR THE OLIGOCLINAL BAND
AND VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL
IF ABOVE THERAPY FAILED THAN YOU CAN GO FOR THR TRIAL OF INJECTABLE dmt - INTERFERON INJECTION FOR WHICH YOU REQUIRE GOOD PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST
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What Causes Recurrent Optic Neuritis With Headaches?

YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ... FIRST EPISODE HAD BEEN TREATED AS ADEM.... YOUR CHILD SHOULD UNDERGO FOR THE IgG LEVELS AND CSF ANALYSIS FOR THE OLIGOCLINAL BAND AND VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL IF ABOVE THERAPY FAILED THAN YOU CAN GO FOR THR TRIAL OF INJECTABLE dmt - INTERFERON INJECTION FOR WHICH YOU REQUIRE GOOD PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST