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Neuromyelitis optica masquerading as lumbosacral radiculopathy: A case reportopen access
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Keywords
- Neuromyelitis optica; Peripheral nervous system diseases; Radiculopathy
- Citation
- Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, v.40, no.5, pp 943 - 948
- Pages
- 6
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KCI
- Journal Title
- Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 943
- End Page
- 948
- ISSN
- 2234-0645
2234-0653
- Abstract
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is a demyelinating syndrome of the central nervous system. This case report describes a 31-year-old woman whose electromyography revealed radiculopathy in the left L5-S1 spinal segment without anatomical abnormalities on lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was diagnosed with NMOSD based on gadolinium contrast whole spine and brain MRI and anti-aquaporin-4 antibody findings. Her peripheral nervous system might have been damaged during the early course of NMOSD. Therefore, it is necessary to consider NMOSD for patients who have radiculopathy in electromyography if lumbosacral MRI shows no abnormalities. © 2016 by Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine.
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- Kwon, Bum Sun
- Graduate School (Department of Medicine)