Relapsing Devic's disease in a child

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) also named Devic's disease is an acute demyelinating disorder that primarily affects the spinal cord and optic nerves. NMO can occur rarely in children but pediatric NMO cases need specific consideration owing to possible poor visual and motor outcome. In this case re...

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Autores principales: Gokce, Gokcen, Ceylan, Osman M., Mutlu, Fatih M., Altinsoy, Halil I., Koylu, Talay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082937
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.117852
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Sumario:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) also named Devic's disease is an acute demyelinating disorder that primarily affects the spinal cord and optic nerves. NMO can occur rarely in children but pediatric NMO cases need specific consideration owing to possible poor visual and motor outcome. In this case report, a NMO case of a 10-year-old girl with bilateral optic neuritis, cerebral, and spinal cord involvement is presented.

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