Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder with Hyperhidrosis

Baek, Hyun-Seok; Park, Min Su

J Mult Scler > Volume 6(1); 2015 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 2015;6(1):17-19.
Published online March 1, 2015.

다한증을 동반한 시신경척수염범주질환

백현석, 박민수

영남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder with Hyperhidrosis

Hyun-Seok Baek, Min Su Park

Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

"A 19-year-old girl had back pain with paresthesia and mild quadriparesis, followed by an itching sensation in the trunk and both arms. Also she complained of excessive sweating on the trunk and upperextremities. In imaging and laboratory studies, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and positiveresult of aquaporin-4 antibody were observed. She was diagnosed as neuromyelitis opticaspectrum disorder and received intravenous methylprednisolone with immunosuppressive treatment,which leads her to recovery. Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 6(1):17-19, 2015"

Key Words: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis, Hyperhidrosis