Pediatric Optic Neuritis

  • Etiology: due to multiple sclerosis, ADEM, Lyme disease
  • MRI: T1 hypointense, T2 hyperintense, enhancing optic nerve

Radiology Cases of Optic Neuritis

MRI of optic neuritis
Coronal FLAIR MRI without contrast of the orbits (above) shows bright signal in an enlarged right optic nerve. Axial (below lower left) and coronal (below lower right) T1 MRI with contrast of the orbits shows intense enhancement in an enlarged right optic nerve.