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Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Isolated area postrema syndrome (APS) is a rare neurological presentation of, neuromyelitis optica spectrums disorder (NMOSD), recognizable by uncontrollable hiccups, nausea, or vomiting. When it occurs as the first presentation of NMOSD, it may present as a diagnostic challenge as the condition may...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10174153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37181170 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_83_2022 |
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author | Raj, Aiswarya Valappil, Ashraf V. Alapatt, Paul J. Kamar, Jubin |
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description | Isolated area postrema syndrome (APS) is a rare neurological presentation of, neuromyelitis optica spectrums disorder (NMOSD), recognizable by uncontrollable hiccups, nausea, or vomiting. When it occurs as the first presentation of NMOSD, it may present as a diagnostic challenge as the condition may be frequently attributed to gastrointestinal pathology, and the subsequent diagnostic delay may result in debilitating neurological sequelae such as optic neuritis or myelitis. We report such a case of isolated APS in a young woman who presented with a clinical picture of bouts of vomiting and intractable hiccups causing considerable distress and was finally diagnosed to be a case of seronegative NMOSD. |
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spelling | pubmed-101741532023-05-12 Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder Raj, Aiswarya Valappil, Ashraf V. Alapatt, Paul J. Kamar, Jubin J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report Isolated area postrema syndrome (APS) is a rare neurological presentation of, neuromyelitis optica spectrums disorder (NMOSD), recognizable by uncontrollable hiccups, nausea, or vomiting. When it occurs as the first presentation of NMOSD, it may present as a diagnostic challenge as the condition may be frequently attributed to gastrointestinal pathology, and the subsequent diagnostic delay may result in debilitating neurological sequelae such as optic neuritis or myelitis. We report such a case of isolated APS in a young woman who presented with a clinical picture of bouts of vomiting and intractable hiccups causing considerable distress and was finally diagnosed to be a case of seronegative NMOSD. Scientific Scholar 2023-05-03 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10174153/ /pubmed/37181170 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_83_2022 Text en © 2023 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Raj, Aiswarya Valappil, Ashraf V. Alapatt, Paul J. Kamar, Jubin Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title | Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title_full | Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title_fullStr | Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title_full_unstemmed | Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title_short | Area postrema syndrome: An unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
title_sort | area postrema syndrome: an unusual presentation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10174153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37181170 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_83_2022 |
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