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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) presenting as acute transverse myelitis with positive aquaporin 4 antibodies.

Katherine Thornley, Carlo Canepa

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine ThornleyGeneral Medicine, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, UK katherine.thornley@jpaget.nhs.uk.
Carlo CanepaStroke and Neurology, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, UK.
James Paget University Hospital · GBJames Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 80-year-old, previously healthy patient presents with acute transverse myelitis with sensory level at T8. The MRI scan of the spinal cord showed longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis, and she tested positive for aquaporin 4 antibodies in serum. She received treatment with intravenous and oral steroids, with no improvement and then underwent plasma exchange. She was then started on azathioprine for prevention of relapses, while continuing physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Eventually, she was transferred to a specialised spinal cord centre for long-term rehabilitation.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesAzathioprineFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyelitis, TransverseNeuromyelitis OpticaOccupational TherapyPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPlasma ExchangeTreatment FailureAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesAzathioprineGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive Agentsneuroimagingneurologyspinal cord

Identifiers

PMID33504530
PMCPMC7843326
OpenAlexW3124469528

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