A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica in Children.
- Author:
Kee Sang KIM
1
;
Duck Young SUN
;
Young In CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neuromyelitis optica;
Optic neuritis;
Transverse myelitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Demyelinating Diseases;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myelitis, Transverse;
Neuromyelitis Optica*;
Optic Neuritis;
Paraplegia;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1998;39(6):1244-1249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neuromyelitis optica (Devic`s syndrome) is a rare demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology in which unilateral or bilateral optic neuritis and transverse myelitis occur within an 8-week time interval. It is 8 disorder that occurs more common in children than in adults. The prognosis is better in children than in adults. The authors experienced 8 case of neuromyelitis optica in a 5-year-old female who developed acute visual loss of the left eye, sensory loss below the 4th thoracic derinatoine, paraplegia, fever and nuchal ridigity ; all following viral prodromes. We diagnosed this case through neurologic features, magnetic resonance imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid findings. She has irnproved without any specific treatment.
