Article
[Devics neuromyelitis optica. Disease or variants of multiple sclerosis?].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Oct 2001
Haase C G
Abstract excerpt
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, or Devic's syndrome) is a rare syndrome characterized by the combination of acute or subacute optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. This strict confinement of lesions together with immunologic parameters such as frequent absence of oligoclonal banding despite increased signs of CSF inflammation suggest that NMO is distinct from multiple sclerosis (MS). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
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