Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) in Children: A Rare Case Report

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) in Children: A Rare Case Report

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Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare autoimmune disease that rubbermaid 8 gallon trash can covers 20-30% of diseases related to autoimmune disorders and about 1% of demyelination diseases.NMO symptoms are vary between individuals, there are generally 2 main symptoms, transverse myelitis and optic neuritis.This article reported a child with NMO disease based on The Consensus of the International Panel for NMO Diagnosis (IPND) 2015.Case Presentation: An 8-year old boy with spastic tetraparesis, bilateral nervus opticus dysfunction, urinary retention, and allodynia et causa suspected NMO.Patient received therapy using high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone and showing a clinical improvement.

Conclusion: This patient was diagnosed NMO based on IPND 2015 with an unknown AQP4-Ab status accompanied by supporting clinical symptoms.The management of NMO with roneverhart.com high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone in this patient provides a meaningful response to the clinical improvement of the disease.