Bilateral acute inflammation and demyelination of optic nerves, often with subsequent demyelination or frank necrosis of spinal cord; considered multiple sclerosis variant. Condition leads to blindness, pain, and loss of sphincter control.
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Bilateral acute inflammation and demyelination of optic nerves, often with subsequent demyelination or frank necrosis of spinal cord; considered multiple sclerosis variant. Condition leads to blindness, pain, and loss of sphincter control.