The clinical course of neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome)

Dean M. Wingerchuk; William F. Hogancamp; Peter C. O’Brien; Brian G. Weinshenker

doi:10.1212/wnl.53.5.1107

Abstract

Clinical, laboratory, and imaging features generally distinguish neuromyelitis optica from MS. Patients with relapsing optic neuritis and myelitis may have neuromyelitis optica rather than MS. Patients with a relapsing course of neuromyelitis optica have a poor prognosis and frequently develop respiratory failure during attacks of cervical myelitis.

Keywords

Neuromyelitis opticaMyelitisMedicineOptic neuritisSpinal cordPathologyMultiple sclerosisImmunology

MeSH Terms

AdolescentAdultAgedBrainChildChildPreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuromyelitis OpticaRecurrenceSpinal CordVisual Acuity

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Mayo Clinic US

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 53
Issue: 5
Pages: 1107-1107
Citations: 1788
Access: Closed

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                                    Dean M. Wingerchuk, 
                                
                                    William F. Hogancamp, 
                                
                                    Peter C. O’Brien
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            The clinical course of neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome). 
                            Neurology
                            , 53
                            (5)
                            , 1107-1107.
                            https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.5.1107
                        

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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.1107
PMID: 10496275

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