Late Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Misdiagnosed as an Acute Stroke

Jung, Hye-young; Oh, Ju-Hee; An, Jae-Young; Kim, Woo-jun

J Mult Scler > Volume 9(1); 2018 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 2018;9(1):7-9.
Published online March 1, 2018.

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Late Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Misdiagnosed as an Acute Stroke

Hye-young Jung, Ju-Hee Oh, Jae-Young An, Woo-jun Kim

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

"Late-onset Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is not common but, has been reported to have insidious onset and aggressive disease course. Acute presentation of neurologic symptoms in elderlypatients can be misdiagnosed as acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Herein, we report a patientwith late-onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder who presented with acute brainstemsyndrome.Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 9(1):7-9, 2018"

Key Words: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, Stroke, Late-onset neuromyelitis optica