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Clinical Aspects of Optic Neuritis

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Diagnosing optic neuritis can be challenging, particularly when patients present with atypical symptoms or inconclusive imaging results. In this keynote, Axel Petzold introduces a practical, step-by-step approach to diagnosing and classifying optic neuritis. Through real-world clinical cases, he explains how symptoms such as eye pain and visual loss can be assessed alongside optical coherence tomography (OCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and antibody testing. The session explores the diagnostic differences between optic neuritis associated with multiple sclerosis (MS),...

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Seeing Optic Neuritis Through Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Biomarker

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Anne-Catherine Chapelle | Annual MS Meeting 2026 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of optic neuritis, particularly in multiple sclerosis (MS) and related inflammatory disorders. In this keynote from the Annual MS Meeting 2026, Anne-Catherine Chapelle highlights how OCT findings can help differentiate optic neuritis associated with MS, MOGAD, and NMOSD, while discussing their potential prognostic value. With the optic nerve now recognized as a fifth anatomical location in the revised McDonald criteria, OCT offers new opportunities...

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Gregor Brecl Jakob : Optic Nerve Involvement in MS – Avoiding Misdiagnosis

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In this short video interview, Gregor Brecl Jakob discusses the critical need for caution when attributing optic nerve pathology to multiple sclerosis. While optic nerve involvement is acknowledged in the diagnostic criteria, he emphasizes that optic neuritis has a broad differential diagnosis and should never be assumed to be MS-related without careful evaluation. Watch the interview Why is careful differential diagnosis essential when assessing optic nerve pathology in suspected multiple sclerosis? Gregor Brecl Jakob explains how specific clinical, imaging, and...

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Gregor Brecl Jakob on optic nerve involvement as a core topography in Multiple Sclerosis

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In this short interview, Gregor Brecl Jakob discusses the role of the optic nerve as a key anatomical site in multiple sclerosis and its growing relevance in modern diagnostic criteria. Gregor explains why formally recognizing optic nerve involvement strengthens diagnostic sensitivity, supports earlier identification of MS, and reflects a more comprehensive understanding of disease dissemination. Watch the interview In the interview, Gregor Brecl Jakob explains how incorporating optic nerve involvement into diagnostic frameworks can strengthen MS diagnosis and support earlier...

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MRI & OCT

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30th June 2022, Seventh ParadigMS Symposium During the Seventh Belgian ParadigMS Symposium, Prof Celia Oreja-Guevara and Prof Veronica Popescu had a workshop on MRI & OCT.

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MRI & OCT

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30th June 2022, Seventh ParadigMS Symposium  During the Seventh Belgian ParadigMS Symposium, Prof Celia Oreja-Guevara and Prof Veronica Popescu had a workshop on MRI & OCT. This video interview with Prof Veronica Popescu is based on the workshop on MRI & OCT. Consult here the video interview. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } ABSTRACT By the end of this...

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