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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2013.53.5.316

Neuromyelitis Optica Mimicking Intramedullary Tumor  

Oh, Si-Hyuck (Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Kyeong-Wook (Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Kim, Young-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Lee, Sang-Koo (Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.53, no.5, 2013 , pp. 316-319 More about this Journal
Abstract
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is considered to be a rarer autoimmune disease than multiple sclerosis. It is very difficult to make a diagnosis of MNO for doctors who are not familiar with its clinical features and diagnostic criteria. We report a case of a young female patient who had been suffering motor weakness and radiating pain in both upper extremities. Cervical MRI showed tumorous lesion in spinal cord and performed surgery to remove lesion. We could not find a tumor mass in operation field and final diagnosis was NMO. NMO must be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions to rescue the patient from invasive surgical interventions. More specific diagnostic tools may be necessary for early diagnosis and proper treatment.
Keywords
Neuromyelitis optica; Autoimmune disease; Spinal tumor;
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