Neuromyelitis optica presenting as neurogenic bladder

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dc.contributor.authorAryadevi, C. P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPradeep, Geethikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhargavan, P. V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorP. V., Shijien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T06:36:35Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T06:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractNeuromyelitis optica(NMO) is an immune mediated disease of central nervous system primarily affecting optic nerves, spinal cord and brain stem. This case report describes a 24-year-old male with no comorbidities presented with high grade fever followed by proximal lower limbweakness and bilateral hydrouretero nephrosis without any lower urinary tract obstruction. He had clinical features of conus-cauda lesion with MRI spine showing features of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) and brain MRI showing involvement of splenium of corpus callosum. He improved with steroid therapy with in a period of 2 weeks and oral steroid was tapered of and stopped within a period of two months. There wasno relapse of symptoms so far.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAryadevi C. P., Pradeep Geethika, Bhargavan P. V., P. V. Shiji. Neuromyelitis optica presenting as neurogenic bladder. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Dec; 9(12): 1224-1227en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225938
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20223026en_US
dc.subjectNeuromyelitis opticaen_US
dc.subjectNeurogenic bladderen_US
dc.subjectLower limb weaknessen_US
dc.titleNeuromyelitis optica presenting as neurogenic bladderen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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