Long Spontaneous Remission in Neuromyelitis Optica

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 29(1); 2011 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2011;29(1): 52-54.

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강현구, 김수성 정주리 조재훈 이명제 이학승 박현영 장 혁 김요식 조광호

원광대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Long Spontaneous Remission in Neuromyelitis Optica

Hyun-Gu Kang

Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized by optic neuritis and longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis. The clinical course can be either polyphasic (relapsing-remitting) or monophasic. The relapsing-remitting course is observed in more than 80% of NMO cases, and relapse generally occurs within 1 year in 60% of patients, and within 3 years in 90%. We report a rare case of long spontaneous remission in untreated NMO. Key Words: Neuromyelitis optica, Long spontaneous remission