Camphorated Oil Related Optic Neuritis: Review of 21 Cases
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
21 Cases of Optic neuritis have been reported from Tertiary care hospital of Northern India. All of these patients were chronic camphorated hair oil users for more than 5 years, all had onset in summer season, with normal neuro-radiological investigation and with absence of oligoclonal bands in Cerebro spinal fluid. Author proposes a new group of these patients as "CORON" that is Camphorated oil related Optic Neuritis. All of these patients had variable response with intravenous pulse Methylprednisolone therapy.
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Vijaya Mishra
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