A Case of the Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic's syndrome)

ABSTRACT

Neuromyelitis optica is a rare demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology in which unilateral or bilateral optic neuritis and transverse myelitis occur within few days or weeks time interval.It is a disorder that occurs more commonly in children than in adult. The authors experienced a case of neuromyelitis optica in a 10-year-old male who developed acute visual loss of both eyes, pain and sensory loss of both legs, paraplegia, and urinary difficulty. We confirmed this case by neurologic feature, magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid findings, and visual evoked potential.His symptoms improved with systemic corticosteroid therapy. Therefore, we report our case with a review of related literature.