Open AccessImaging aspect of neuromyelitis optica: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
H Lhajoui,
I Bounnit,
N. Moussali,
Aïcha Merzem,
Omar Amriss,
Hasna Belgadir,
N. Elbenna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archives of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-3793
DOI - 10.29328/journal.acr.1001055
Subject(s) - neuromyelitis optica , medicine , spinal cord , cerebrospinal fluid , optic neuropathy , pathology , syringomyelia , multiple sclerosis , optic nerve , ophthalmology , immunology , psychiatry
The case report presents a neuromyelitis optica in a 19 years old male. Brain and spinal cord MRI showed bilateral optic neuropathy, multiphasic demyelinating process involving the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid showed negative NMO Ig G. We will describe the radiological aspect of neuromyelitis optica with a review of the literature.