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Neuromyelitis optica: a case report from India. 1986

R Misra, and S Bajaj

A young Indian male was admitted for paraplegia of acute onset and with bilateral optic neuritis. The diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica was made. This is possibly the first case report of its kind from India.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007194	India	A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi.	Republic of India
D008297	Male		Males
D009471	Neuromyelitis Optica	A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; demyelinating and/or necrotizing lesions in the OPTIC NERVES and SPINAL CORD; and presence of specific autoantibodies to AQUAPORIN 4.	Devic Disease,Devic's Neuromyelitis Optica,Devic Neuromyelitis Optica,Devic Syndrome,Devic's Disease,Devic's Syndrome,NMO Spectrum Disorder,Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorder,Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorders,Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder,Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders,Devic Neuromyelitis Opticas,Devics Disease,Devics Neuromyelitis Optica,Devics Syndrome,Disease, Devic,Disease, Devic's,NMO Spectrum Disorders,Neuromyelitis Optica, Devic,Neuromyelitis Optica, Devic's,Neuromyelitis Opticas, Devic,Syndrome, Devic,Syndrome, Devic's
D003711	Demyelinating Diseases	Diseases characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin in the central or peripheral nervous system.	Clinically Isolated CNS Demyelinating Syndrome,Clinically Isolated Syndrome, CNS Demyelinating,Demyelinating Disorders,Demyelination,Demyelinating Disease,Demyelinating Disorder,Demyelinations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults