Misdiagnosis of Optic neuritis

Alternative diagnoses list for Optic neuritis:

For a diagnosis of Optic neuritis, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Optic neuritis:

• Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
• Papilloedema
• Retinal detachment
• Macular degeneration
• Retinal artery occlusion
• Retinal vein occlusion
• Vitreous haemorrhage
• Compressive lesion
• Intrinsic optic nerve tumour

Diseases for which Optic neuritis may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Optic neuritis is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Photophobia

Optic neuritis: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Optic neuritis may include these medical conditions:

• Nerve damage
• Demyelinating disorders
• Multiple sclerosis - about 50% of cases of optic neuritis later develop MS [Seller, 2000¹].
• Viral illness
• Temporal arteritis
• Cranial blood suppy disorders - reducing blood to the optic nerve
• more causes...»

Optic neuritis Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Differential Diagnosis - Vision Loss
• Differential Diagnosis - Vision Loss
• History and physical examination - Vision loss
• History and physical examination - Vision loss
• History - Vision loss
• History - Vision loss
• History and physical examination - Vision loss

Optic neuritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Optic neuritis or confirming a diagnosis of Optic neuritis, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Optic neuritis may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Optic neuritis. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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