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Neuromyelitis optica: brain abnormalities in a Brazilian cohort

2008; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-282x2008000100001

ISSN

1678-4227

Autores

Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, René Leandro Magalhães Rivero, Daniel May Oliveira, Nilton Amorin de Souza, Nitamar Abdala, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira, Alberto Alain Gabbai,

Tópico(s)

CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a demyelinating disease consisting of relapsing-remitting optic neuritis and myelitis with a more severe course than Multiple Sclerosis. Recently, it has been shown that almost 50% of patients with NMO can have brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities. We report on six Brazilian patients with NMO, fulfilling the 1999 Wingerchuck criteria for this disease, with abnormal brain MRI and discuss their clinical and radiological features.

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