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.
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