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Optic nerve: a concise review of the anatomy, pathophysiology and principal acquired disorders

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The Authors review the acquired diseases of the optic nerve (o.n.) through a selection of a few main nosological categories elaborated according to recent literature and neuro-imaging developments. The proposed selection does not coincide with a classification as it includes different topics, some listed according to their aetiology, others on the clinical presentation. However, from a practical point of view, a semplified nosology should help in dealing with the complex variety of o.n. diseases and in tackling the difficulties of their differential diagnosis.

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In un sintetico resoconto gli AA. passano in rassegna le affezioni acquisite del n.o. dopo aver distinto, anche in considerazione della più recente diagnostica per immagini, alcune fondamentali entità nosologiche. I raggruppamenti indicati non costituiscono una classificazione (contengono infatti entità sia sindromiche che eziologiche), tuttavia la proposta di un numero ristretto di categorie nosologiche è utile per un preliminare orientamento della diagnosi differenziale.

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    Nappo A.

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Laterza, A., Nappo, A. Optic nerve: a concise review of the anatomy, pathophysiology and principal acquired disorders. Ital J Neuro Sci 8, 529–535 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02333659

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