The condition called “lactation optic neuritis” has been previously considered a clinical entity of its own. Four women, who developed optic neuritis within 1–12 months while breast-feeding their infants, were investigated ophthalmologically and neurologically in order, to find specific clinical features for this condition. The course of the disorder was similar to classic optic neuritis without lactation. The clinical history and laboratory findings in three of the four patients suggested a demyelinating disorder. It is possible that the decreased immunosuppressive activity just after pregnancy induces the manifestation of an underlying demyelinating disease. The existence of “lactation optic neuritis,” however, is questioned as a separate entity of its own. Lactation together with decreased immunosuppression may merely act as a provocateur in the onset of optic neuritis, which in many cases is the first clinical manifestation of incipient multiple sclerosis.

Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaVolume 65, Issue S90 p. 144-145 OLIGOCLONAL IgG AND LYMPHOID CELL REACTION IN THE CSF OF PATIENTS WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: K. Müller, K. Müller Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorE. Taskinen, E. Taskinen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorJ. Keski-Oja, J. Keski-Oja Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorJ. Kovanen, J. Kovanen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorR. Pirskanen, R. Pirskanen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorM. Iivanainen, M. Iivanainen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this author K. Müller, K. Müller Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorE. Taskinen, E. Taskinen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorJ. Keski-Oja, J. Keski-Oja Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorJ. Kovanen, J. Kovanen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorR. Pirskanen, R. Pirskanen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this authorM. Iivanainen, M. Iivanainen Departments of Neurology and Virology, and Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1982.tb03423.xCitations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume65, IssueS90March 1982Pages 144-145 RelatedInformation