I am new here but am trying to find answers for my daughter. Around Christmas time this year she was hospitalized because of optic neuritis that wasn't responding to the oral Prednisone. They gave her high IV doses of prednisone but numbness and pain spread through her face. She had an MRI without contrast that was fine. They also did a spinal tap which was also fine. They gave her IV IG and all her symptoms cleared up within a few days and was tapered off of prednisone. 2 weeks later the numbness in her face came back and now spread to her hands and arms with much pain. The optic neuritis did not return. She is now on Gabepentin which has helped the numbness and lessened the pain. the neurologist thinks it will all go away. I hope and pray this is the case but the worry is in the back of my head that it is MS. I am just confused why it spread so widespread?!? Thanks so much for your time!!