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NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA
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Descriptor
English
:
Neuromyelitis Optica
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neuromielitis Óptica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neuromielite Óptica
Synonyms
English
:
Devic Disease
Tree Number:
C10.114.375.500.650
C10.114.375.600.500
C10.114.375.650
C10.292.700.550.500
C10.314.350.500.650
C10.314.350.600.500
C10.314.350.650
C11.640.576.695
C20.111.258.250.500.650
C20.111.258.250.550.500
C20.111.258.250.600
Definition
English
:
A
syndrome
characterized by acute
OPTIC NEURITIS
in combination with acute
MYELITIS
, TRANSVERSE. Demyelinating and/or necrotizing lesions form in one or both optic nerves and in the
spinal cord
. The onset of
optic neuritis
and
myelitis
may be simultaneous or separated by several months. (J Neurol Neurosurg
Psychiatry
1996 Apr;60(4):382-387)
History Note
English
:
1991(1975); was see under DEMYELINATING DISEASES 1979-1990; was see under MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 1963-1978 (Prov 1963-1966) ; DEVIC DISEASE was DEVIC'S DISEASE 1997
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Record Number:
29486
Unique Identifier:
D009471
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