Optic neuritis: findings on MRI, CSF examination and HLA class II typing in 60 patients and results of a short-term follow-up.

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Optic neuritis (ON) is a common first manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS), and examination of patients with ON provides opportunities to study the early clinical stages of MS. This prospective study compares results of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examinations and HLA-Dw2 phenotyping in 60 consecutive patients with ON. At a median of 17 days after the onset of ON, 69% had...

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