Black Holes in the Brain and Spine: A Dark Disease

A 7-year-old girl presented with difficulty in walking and bilateral vision impairment since past 15 days. On examination, she had disc pallor, flaccid paraparesis with positive Babinski sign, and reduced sensations below clavicle. She was diagnosed as anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP-4)-positive neuromyelitis...

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Autores principales: Singanamalla, Bhanudeep, Dhawan, Sumeet, Saini, Arushi Gahlot, Singh, Paramjeet, Sankhyan, Naveen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Neuroimaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32435312
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPN.JPN_110_19
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Sumario:A 7-year-old girl presented with difficulty in walking and bilateral vision impairment since past 15 days. On examination, she had disc pallor, flaccid paraparesis with positive Babinski sign, and reduced sensations below clavicle. She was diagnosed as anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP-4)-positive neuromyelitis optica. This article emphasizes the importance of recognizing its classical neuroimaging findings distinct from other disorders.

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