Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is characterized by the association of optic neuritis and myelitis without any other neurological signs. In 30 % of the cases, NMO is associated with a systemic disorders.
We report cases of Japanese sisters with neuromyelitis optica (NMO).
An unusual presentation of Devic’s neuromyelitis optica (NMO) disease associated with bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) is described. A 32-year-old pregnant patient was diagnosed with NMO. First symptoms were headache and sudden visual loss in her right eye (RE).
Introduction: Recurrent NMO is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS that preferentially affects the optical nerve and spinal cord. Only recently some studies reported RNMO in pediatric population. Objective: describe the clinical course of pediatric patients diagnosed with RNMO