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Neuromyelitis Optica with Negative Anti-Aquaporin-4 Antibodies: About an Observation

Received: 22 October 2017     Accepted: 6 November 2017     Published: 11 December 2017
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Abstract

Devic’s Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a rare demyelinating disorder affecting the optic nerves and spinal cord, with a relative brain saving. The diagnosis involves optic neuropathy and acute myelitis. The dosage of anti-aquaporin-4 autoantibodies is generally positive, but its negativity does not call into question the diagnosis. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman admitted to the Department of Neurology at the Fann University Hospital in Dakar for visual impairment and motor deficiency in the lower limbs of rapidly progressive onset in which clinical examination has revealed right monocular blindness and transverse myelitis. Medullary MRI and VEP enabled us to make the definitive diagnosis of optic neuromyelitis despite the negativity of AQP4 antibodies.

Published in Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience (Volume 1, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.cnn.20170104.15
Page(s) 104-106
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Keywords

Neuromyelitis Optica, Anti-AQP4, Antibodies

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  • Neurological Clinic of the National Teaching Hospital, Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

  • Neurological Clinic of the National Teaching Hospital, Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

  • Neurological Clinic of the National Teaching Hospital, Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

  • Neurological Clinic of the National Teaching Hospital, Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

  • Department de Recherche, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Lubumbaashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

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