Hello, the acute therapies most frequently used to treat an inflammatory attack include: high dose intravenous steroids (methylprednisolone), Plasmapheresis (Plasma Exchange or PLEX), Immunoglobulin Therapy (IVIG), and cyclophosphamide.
Hello, Youkendeh. Although it is rare, optic neuritis can occur on its own without being a symptom of an underlying condition such as ADEM, NMO, MOGAD, and MS. You can learn more on our ON information page here: wearesrna.org/living-with-myelitis/disease-information/optic-neuritis/. If you have further questions, please feel free to email us at info@wearesrna.org/
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What should a patient do if IV steroids didn’t work ?
Hello, the acute therapies most frequently used to treat an inflammatory attack include: high dose intravenous steroids (methylprednisolone), Plasmapheresis (Plasma Exchange or PLEX), Immunoglobulin Therapy (IVIG), and cyclophosphamide.
What about the people that are steroid responsive? NMO, MS, MOGAD, MOG etc are all negative.
Hello, Youkendeh. Although it is rare, optic neuritis can occur on its own without being a symptom of an underlying condition such as ADEM, NMO, MOGAD, and MS. You can learn more on our ON information page here: wearesrna.org/living-with-myelitis/disease-information/optic-neuritis/. If you have further questions, please feel free to email us at info@wearesrna.org/
I can see this video is a year old Where do we stand now in 2023
Hello, you can see our most recent videos and podcasts here: wearesrna.org/living-with-myelitis/resources/resource-library/. Also, please feel free to contact us at info@wearesrna.org