This protocol applies to patients younger than 18 years presenting with optic neuritis. Paediatric optic neuritis has distinct characteristics that inform a specific treatment approach differing from the adult presentation.
Optic neuritis in children under 18 years of age. The condition in this age group is most often bilateral and frequently of viral aetiology, distinguishing it from adult-onset presentations.
Management in this paediatric population involves intravenous steroids as the primary intervention. The full structured regimen — including sequencing, monitoring parameters, and clinical decision points — is available via the link below.
Hence children with optic neuritis, most often bilateral and of viral etiology, are treated with intravenous steroids.
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.77020
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