J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2017 Nov;35(4):215-218. 10.17340/jkna.2017.4.6.
Narcolepsy Followed by Intractable Vomiting Caused by Recurrent Brain Involvement in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
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- 1Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. yepark407@gmail.com
- 2Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2405981
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2017.4.6
Abstract
- We report a 26 year-old female who initially presented with hypersomnia and visual disturbance with preceding upper respiratory infection. She was diagnosed as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) with the presence of anti-AQP4 antibody. Eight months later, she experienced nausea and vomiting refractory to conventional therapies, which was proved correlated with a lesion of area postrema on brain magnetic resonance imaging. These might be significant clinical manifestations in NMOSD and may widen the clinical spectrum of the disease.
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