BILATERAL OPTIC NEURITIS IN A 6-YEAR- OLD GIRL - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Idiopathic inflammation of the optic nerve occurs in isolation or in the context of a more widespread demyelinat - ing disease. Children are more likely to have bilateral visual loss; anterior optic nerve involvement with papillitis; an associated bacterial, viral, or parainfectious etiology; and better visual recovery than adults. Optic neuritis is less often associated with multiple sclerosis in children than it is in adults. We present a case...