A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica in Children.

Kim, Kee Sang; Sun, Duck Young; Choi, Young In

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(6):1244-1249.
Published online June 1, 1998.

A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica in Children.

Kee Sang Kim, Duck Young Sun, Young In Choi

Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital.

소아 시신경 척수염 1례

김기상(Kee Sang Kim),선덕영(Duck Young Sun),최영인(Young In Choi)

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica (Devic`s syndrome) is a rare demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology in which unilateral or bilateral optic neuritis and transverse myelitis occur within an 8-week time interval. It is 8 disorder that occurs more common in children than in adults. The prognosis is better in children than in adults. The authors experienced 8 case of neuromyelitis optica in a 5-year-old female who developed acute visual loss of the left eye, sensory loss below the 4th thoracic derinatoine, paraplegia, fever and nuchal ridigity ; all following viral prodromes. We diagnosed this case through neurologic features, magnetic resonance imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid findings. She has irnproved without any specific treatment.

Key Words: Neuromyelitis optica;Optic neuritis;Transverse myelitis