Table 4:

Laterality and location of optic nerve lesions and assessment of optic nerve morphologic featuresa

NMOSD (n = 42)MS (n = 14)P ValuebAccuracyκ Value
Laterality of lesions
    None16 (38.1)7 (50).670.73
    Unilateral18 (42.9)4 (28.6)
    Bilateral8 (19)3 (21.4)
Location of lesions
    Optic nerve26 (61.9)7 (50).540.7
    Optic chiasm2 (4.8)2 (14.3).260.7
    Optic tract0 (0)1 (7.1).250.49
Atrophy5 (11.9)0 (0).320.660.48
Swelling10 (23.8)5 (35.7).490.660.41
  • a Data in parentheses are percentages.

  • b Fisher exact test.