J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1998 Jun;39(6):1244-1249.
A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica in Children
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital.
Abstract
- Neuromyelitis optica (Devic`s syndrome) is a rare demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology in which unilateral or bilateral optic neuritis and transverse myelitis occur within an 8-week time interval. It is 8 disorder that occurs more common in children than in adults. The prognosis is better in children than in adults. The authors experienced 8 case of neuromyelitis optica in a 5-year-old female who developed acute visual loss of the left eye, sensory loss below the 4th thoracic derinatoine, paraplegia, fever and nuchal ridigity ; all following viral prodromes. We diagnosed this case through neurologic features, magnetic resonance imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid findings. She has irnproved without any specific treatment.
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