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Clinical Outcomes Of Rehabilitation On An 11-Year-Old Girl With Devic's Syndrome: A Casereport, Cheng-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Chih Lin, Tan-Hwui Lau, Ming-Chi Lai, Rong-Bin Hong, Wei-Ni Chou
Clinical Outcomes Of Rehabilitation On An 11-Year-Old Girl With Devic's Syndrome: A Casereport, Cheng-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Chih Lin, Tan-Hwui Lau, Ming-Chi Lai, Rong-Bin Hong, Wei-Ni Chou
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Devic's syndrome-neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare demyelinating central nervous system diseases, must be clinically differentiated from multiple sclerosis (MS). The diagnostic criteria of Devic's syndrome include optic neuritis, acute myelitis, and at least two of the three symptoms below: brain MRI different from MS, three or more consecutive spinal segments invaded on MRI, and NMO-IgG seropositive.The case prevails over females aged 30-40 years. The courses of Devic's syndrome could be categorized in two types: single invasion and recurrence. The latter has poorer prognosis. The medical treatment mainly lies in immune modulation and the rehabilitative intervention including retaining life functions, preventing …
Radicular Pain As An Initial Presentation In Neuromyelitis Optica: A Casereport, Yen-Chou Lai, Wen-Sheng Liu, Shih-Fan Lin, Tsam-Ming Kuo, Ker-Hsiu Liao, Yen-Ting Lai
Radicular Pain As An Initial Presentation In Neuromyelitis Optica: A Casereport, Yen-Chou Lai, Wen-Sheng Liu, Shih-Fan Lin, Tsam-Ming Kuo, Ker-Hsiu Liao, Yen-Ting Lai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Neuromyelitis optica is a rare demyelinating disease. Radicular pain as the initial presentation of monophasic neuromyelitis optica has not been previously reported. We present a case of monophasic neuromyelitis optica in a 69-year-old female who suffered 1 year (from 2004/6 to 2005/5) from back pain that radiated to the lower extremities. Fifth lumbar radiculopathy was the first diagnosis. Despite treatment with laser discectomy on 2005/2/15, her pain, lower extremity weakness, and bilateral visual acuity worsened. Three weeks after surgery, she came to our hospital for help and was admitted for evaluation. The diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica was confirmed later. Prednisolone …