Devic's disease.

Authors

  • Irina Peixoto Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu.
  • Vera Ermida
  • Ana Torres
  • Maria Inês Aparício
  • Rui André
  • Jorge Caldas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.607

Abstract

Devic's disease, also known as Neuromyelitis Optica, is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, with selective involvement of the spinal cord and optic nerves. The authors describe a clinical case of acute myelitis, initially approached in the context of a nonspecific syndrome gripal, with subsequently sudden bilateral amaurosis, which leads to the diagnosis hypotesis of Devic's disease, a disease with poor prognosis in optic-spinal function and adequate symptomatic treatment.

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Peixoto I, Ermida V, Torres A, Aparício MI, André R, Caldas J. Devic’s disease. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2010 Apr. 14 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];23(2):263-6. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/607

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Arquivo Histórico