A case of injury to right brow due to a fall from scooter presents with sudden loss of vision in the right eye. The pupil shows absent direct reflex but a normal consensual pupillary reflex is present. The fundus is normal. The treatment of choice is:
APulse methyl Prednisolone 250 mg four times daily for three days
BEmergency optic canal decompression
COral Prednisolone 1.5 mg/kg body weight
DIntensive intravenous corticosteroids as prescribed for spinal injuries to be instituted within six hours
A 20 year old man complains of difficulty in reading the newspaper with his right eye, three weeks after sustaining a gun shot injury to his left eye. The most likely diagnosis is:
AOptic nerve avulsion
BSympathetic ophthalmia
CDelayed vitreous hemorrhage
DMacular edema
In a patient with chronic alcoholism, which nutrient deficiency is most likely to cause neurological symptoms?
AVitamin B6
BThiamine
CFolate
DVitamin B12
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