Article: [A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Who Relapsed Under Oral Corticosteroid Treatment with Multiple Cerebrospinal Lesions and Severe Neurological Deficits].
2021 Volume 43, Issue 2, Page(s) 255–261
Abstract: We present a case of a 59-year-old female who had been treated for optic neuritis 2 years before being transferred to our hospital. She had been positive for anti-AQP4 antibodies. No cerebrospinal lesions were observed, and based on the diagnosis of ... ...
| Abstract | We present a case of a 59-year-old female who had been treated for optic neuritis 2 years before being transferred to our hospital. She had been positive for anti-AQP4 antibodies. No cerebrospinal lesions were observed, and based on the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), 5 mg/day oral prednisolone was continued for 2 years. Acute lower back pain and urinary retention appeared on day X. On day X + 1, consciousness disturbance (JCS level II) and paraplegia appeared, and she was transferred to our hospital. Neck stiffness, paraplegia, and urinary retention were present. A cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed mononucleosis-dominant pleocytosis (1,232 cells/μl). Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple lesions around the ventricles and corpus callosum, and spinal MRI revealed a longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis lesion (C2-Th5). A relapse of NMOSD was diagnosed and steroid pulse therapy was started, but the symptoms progressed and quadriplegia and coma occurred. Head MRI showed new deep white matter lesions around the ventricles. Plasma exchange was added after the second steroid pulse. The patient's consciousness gradually improved, and spontaneous movement of the left upper limb eventually appeared. We experienced a case of NMOSD that relapsed with multiple cerebrospinal lesions despite corticosteroid therapy, but plasmapheresis therapy was effective. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Aquaporin 4 ; Autoantibodies ; Brain ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Middle Aged ; Neuromyelitis Optica/diagnostic imaging ; Neuromyelitis Optica/drug therapy |
| Chemical Substances | Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Aquaporin 4 ; Autoantibodies |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-07 |
| Publishing country | Japan |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 632724-2 |
| ISSN | 2187-2864 ; 0387-821X |
| ISSN (online) | 2187-2864 |
| ISSN | 0387-821X |
| DOI | 10.7888/juoeh.43.255 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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