A case of fulminant neuromyelitis optica presenting with destructive lesions in whole-brain

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Jan:116:87-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.11.002. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Authors

Atsuhiko Sugiyama¹, Shoichi Ito², Shigeki Hirano¹, Masahiro Mori¹, Satoshi Kuwabara¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Office of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: sito@faculty.chiba-u.jp.

PMID: 24289957
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.11.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Blood–brain barrier; Human T lymphotropic virus 1; Methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy; Neuromyelitis optica; Whole-brain lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aquaporin 4 / metabolism*
Brain / immunology
Brain / pathology*
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / diagnosis
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / pathology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuromyelitis Optica / diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica / immunology
Neuromyelitis Optica / pathology*

Substances

Aquaporin 4