Role of Vegetarianism, Smoking, and Hydroxocobalamin in Optic Neuritis

Only 20 patients with optic neuritis of unknown aetiology could be collected in Bombay over a period of two and a half years. Only six of them were smokers and only three (one a non-smoker) had bilateral centrocaecal scotomata similar to those found in tobacco amblyopia. In 11 untreated patients the...

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Published in:	British Medical Journal Vol. 3; no. 5821; pp. 264 - 267
Main Authors:	Wadia, N. H., Desai, M. M., Quadros, E. V., Dastur, D. K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 29.07.1972 British Medical Association BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adolescent Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - therapeutic use Adult Amblyopia Cigarette smoking Cyanides Diet, Vegetarian Female Folic Acid - blood Follow-Up Studies Functional Laterality Humans Male Middle Aged Optic neuritis Optic Neuritis - blood Optic Neuritis - drug therapy Optic Neuritis - etiology Papers and Originals Pipe smoking Prednisolone - therapeutic use Scotoma - etiology Smoking Thiocyanates Thiocyanates - blood Tobacco smoking Vegetarianism Visual Acuity Vitamin B 12 - blood Vitamin B 12 - therapeutic use Vitamin B12
ISSN:	0007-1447, 1468-5833
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