Causes of optic nerve inflammation

Introduction An inflammation of the optic nerve, also known as neuritis nervi optici or retrobulbar neuritis among doctors, is an inflammation of the optic nerve, the “optic nerve”, usually caused by autoimmunological processes. Autoimmunological means that the body’s own natural defense mechanisms, which are normally only directed against foreign substances and pathogens, are now, for … Causes of optic nerve inflammation

Symptoms | Causes of optic nerve inflammation

Symptoms The typical symptoms of “Neuritis Nervi Optici” are visual disturbances and/or visual impairment, visual field failures as well as reduced contrast and color perception and of course eye pain. The first thing that those affected notice is the loss of visual acuity, i.e. increasing poor and blurred vision. This is often accompanied by headaches … Symptoms | Causes of optic nerve inflammation

The Thymus: Diseases and Thymus

The thymus is associated with various diseases. But which diseases are associated with the thymus? These include thymoma, the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, Di-George syndrome, and multiple sclerosis. In the following, we introduce the diseases in more detail. Thymoma: tumor on the thymus. Rarely, a tumor occurs on the thymus, called a thymoma. Most thymomas … The Thymus: Diseases and Thymus

Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Causes, Diagnosis, and Progression

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the nervous system that affects more than 200,000 people in Germany and can have very different courses. Still, despite intensive research, the exact mechanisms of the development of MS are unclear. All information about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, therapy and course of this disease. What is multiple sclerosis? How … Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Causes, Diagnosis, and Progression

Multiple Sclerosis Therapy and Treatment

The disease multiple sclerosis is not yet curable, so the therapy mainly treats the symptoms. The goal of therapy is to relieve the symptoms of those affected. This includes making signs of a relapse disappear, slowing the progression of the disease, and preventing complications and long-term limitations. Multiple sclerosis therapy is based on two pillars: … Multiple Sclerosis Therapy and Treatment