Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Presented with Acute Memory Loss.

Author: Hyungjin LEE ¹ ; Raeyoung KIM ; Kyung Won PARK
Author Information

1. Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Center of Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea. neuropark@dau.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; Acute memory loss
MeSH: Area Postrema; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Memory Disorders*; Memory*; Myelitis, Transverse; Neuromyelitis Optica*; Optic Neuritis
From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2016;34(3):213-216
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) can present with various symptoms including optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, and area postrema syndrome. However, acute memory loss is an uncommon clinical presentation of NMOSD. We report a patient with NMO-IgG-antibody-positive NMOSD presenting with only acute memory loss, which suggested the presence of bilateral thalamic lesions. This case indicates that NMOSD needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute memory loss.