1Rajarshi Chakraborty 1King George Medical University, Lucknow, India Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a debilitatively relapsing autoimmune neurological disorder affecting young adults. With the advent of steroids, plasma exchange and immunomodulator therapy, the course of the disorder can be controlled upto a comprehensive extent. But the real question is : how long? Material(s) and…
1Roshanak Mehdipour Dastjerdi, 1Fereshteh Ashtari 1Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Background: Coronavirus 2019 (called COVID19) is a new coronavirus which has created a pandemic since early 2020. NMOSD patients are more affected by psychological effects of COVID19 pandemic such as anxiety and fear because they may be worried about being infected by COVID19…
1Roshanak Mehdipour, 2Vahid Shaygannejad 1Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; 2Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan, University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran Background: NMOSD is an immune-mediated disorder which is characterized by relapsing episodes of optic neuritis and myelitis. Brain stem related symptoms such as Intractable vomiting are…
1Kediha Mohamed Islam, 1Moualek Dalila, 1Bouakaz Imene Fatma, 1Ali Pacha Lamia 1Neurology Department, Mustapha Bacha University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria Introduction: Inflammatory optic neuropathies (ION) represent frequent neuro-ophthalmological emergencies, sources of severe functional handicap. They often pose an etiological problem. Objective(s): To study the clinical, radiological, etiological and evolutionary particularities of ION in Algerian patients. Material(s)…
1Rehab Magdy 1Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Background: Cognitive impairment in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is not uncommon occurring independent from attacks and lesions. It presents in about 30-70% of NMOSD patients. Psychiatric symptoms may be initial manifestation of NMOSD, and depression is not uncommon. NMOSD patients showed global brain atrophy however it is not…