J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2011 Feb;29(1):52-54.

Long Spontaneous Remission in Neuromyelitis Optica

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  • 1Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. neurlogy@wonkwang.ac.kr

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized by optic neuritis and longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis. The clinical course can be either polyphasic (relapsing-remitting) or monophasic. The relapsing-remitting course is observed in more than 80% of NMO cases, and relapse generally occurs within 1 year in 60% of patients, and within 3 years in 90%. We report a rare case of long spontaneous remission in untreated NMO.

Keyword

Neuromyelitis optica; Long spontaneous remission

MeSH Terms

Central Nervous System
Demyelinating Diseases
Humans
Myelitis, Transverse
Neuromyelitis Optica
Optic Neuritis
Recurrence
Remission, Spontaneous
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