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A 4-year-old boy developed bilateral optic neuritis. Although precise neuro-ophthalmological evaluation was difficult, the diagnosis was made with gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging using fat-suppression technique in the initial stage of the disease. Enhancement and enlargement of the intraorbital and intracanalicular optic nerve were demonstrated bilaterally as well as protrusion of the optic nerve head. The disease responded dramatically to intravenous steroid therapy. The etiologies in children usually differ from those in adolescent and adult patients.
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Received: 6 April 1998; Revision received: 24 June 1998; Accepted: 30 June 1998
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Okamoto, K., Ito, J., Ogawa, R. et al. Bilateral optic neuritis in a child diagnosed with Gd-enhanced MR imaging using fat-suppression technique. Eur Radiol 9, 731–733 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050744
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050744