Plasma exchange therapy for a severe relapse of Devic's disease in a pregnant woman: A case report and concise review

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) or Devic's disease is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating condition affecting the central nervous system (CNS). It was initially believed to be a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the discovery of NMO-IgG anti-AQP4 antibodies marked an objective distin...

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2016

Institución:

Universidad del Rosario

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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario

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eng

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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/23689

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.07.004
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23689

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Azathioprine
Immunoglobulin g
Methylprednisolone
Prednisone
Adult
Afferent pupillary defect
Antibody titer
Babinski reflex
Blindness
Case report
Cervical spinal cord
Cesarean section
Colombia
Corticosteroid therapy
Dermatome
Diagnostic error
Eclampsia
Female
Follow up
Gait disorder
Human
Hyperreflexia
Immunosuppressive treatment
Leg muscle
Medical record review
Multiple sclerosis
Muscle strength
Mydriasis
Myelooptic neuropathy
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Optic neuritis
Papilledema
Paraplegia
Paresthesia
Physical examination
Plasmapheresis
Preeclampsia
Pregnant woman
Primigravida
Relapse
Review
Sensory dysfunction
Thoracic spinal cord
Treatment response
Visual acuity
White matter lesion
Neuromyelitis optica
Plasma exchange
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Procedures
Adult
Female
Humans
Neuromyelitis optica
Plasma exchange
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Devic's disease
Neuromyelitis optica
Plasma exchange
Pregnancy

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