University Assignment: Paraphrasing and Referencing Optic Neuritis

This assignment focuses on paraphrasing two sentences related to optic neuritis and providing appropriate references in APA style. The first paraphrased sentence addresses the fact that optic atrophy does not occur in every case of optic neuritis. The second paraphrased sentence describes the typical progression of optic neuritis, noting its worsening over days to weeks, followed by a stabilization period and gradual improvement over one to two months. A list of references is included, with the original assignment instructions referencing external websites. Desklib offers a wealth of similar assignments and study resources for students.

Running head: PARAPHRASING AND REFERENCING
PARAPHRASING AND REFERENCING
Name of the Student
Name of the university
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1PARAPHRASING AND REFERENCING
First line paraphrase: Optic atrophy does not occur as a result of each case related to
optic neuritis.
Second line paraphrase: the condition in optic neuritis deteriorates in days, weeks and
sometimes months and further stabilization or regular improvement of it takes two to three
months to occur.

2PARAPHRASING AND REFERENCING
References (the references are being provided serially as per the given document )
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3PARAPHRASING AND REFERENCING
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