NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA-A RARE CASE

Neuromyelitis Optica in Children: A Rare Entity

     Neuromyelitis optica (also known as Devic's disease or Devic's syndrome) is an uncommon disorder in pediatric age group, and is characterized by acute or subacute optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. Here we report an 11- year- old female child with relapsing Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) confirmed by positive NMO- IgG antibody and had clinical recovery with high dose methyl prednisolone t...

A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica

Karpakam, a female Hindu child of 7 years, was admitted into the Madras General Hospital, under Lieut.-Colonel McRobert, i.m.s., on the 23rd November, 1939. The complaint was blindness and inability to use the lower limbs. There had been no previous illnesses of note, the family history was negative and the dietary habits similar to those of her class, i.e., non-vegetarian. The child had been a...

A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica

A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica (Devics' Disease)

ages; according to some authors more commonly young females. Pathologically the disease resembles disseminated sclerosis in that there is demyelinization of axis cylinders. The spinal cord shows such diffuse or multiple disseminated lesions. The optic nerves also present the same type of lesions. Clinically the disease is quite distinct from disseminated sclerosis. It is characterized by an acu...

Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic's Disease). A Case Report