RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Neuromyelitis Optica
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 120
OP 125
VO 7
IS 2
A1 Haga A. Kargwell
A1 Waleed A. Khoja
A1 Basim A. Yaqub
A1 Eman A. Bakhsh
A1 Saleh M. Al-Deeb
YR 2002
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/7/2/120.abstract
AB Neuromyelitis optica disease is characterized by simultaneous or successive attacks involving both the optics nerves and spinal cord without any evidence of the disease elsewhere. We report a 22-year-old Saudi woman with relapsing neuromyelitis optica disease. She had all the clinical, cerebrospinal fluid, and radiological features that differ from primary demyelinating disease. However, our patient responded well to long-term corticosteroid therapy and azathioprine with improvement in her expanded disability status scale, and ambulation. In addition, no acute relapses occurred with significant improvement on magnetic resonance imaging lesions and favorable outcome.