Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:
Optic neuropathy refers to any disease affecting the optic nerve.
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| Disorder | Clinical features | Associated features | Investigations | Disease modifying treatment available | Time critical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folate deficiency |
Peripheral neuropathy Megaloblastic anaemia |
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| Copper deficiency |
Peripheral neuropathy Megaloblastic anaemia |
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| Vitamin B12 deficiency |
Cerebellar ataxia Megaloblastic anaemia |
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| Lead toxicity |
Peripheral neuropathy Seizure |
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| Tuberculosis |
Peripheral neuropathy Facial nerve palsy Cough Breathlessness Haemoptysis Recurrent cranial neuropathies Uveitis |
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| Thallium toxicity |
Peripheral neuropathy |
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| Optic neuritis | |||||
| Ischemic optic neuropathy | |||||
| Leber hereditary optic neuropathy | |||||
| Mercury toxicity | |||||
| Bartonella henselae infection |
Pyrexia Lymphadenopathy |
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| Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers |
Epilepsy Myoclonic seizure Cerebellar ataxia Dementia Sensorineural hearing loss Generalized tonic-clonic seizure Atonic seizure Absence seizure Proximal muscle weakness Short stature Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome |
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