RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Images of the month: Intractable vomiting and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP e20
OP e21
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0019
VO 20
IS 3
A1 Seng Wee Cheo
A1 Qin Jian Low
A1 Yee Ann Tan
A1 Yuen Kang Chia
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/3/e20.abstract
AB Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the nervous system which can be potentially debilitating. Its prevalence is estimated to be around 0.5–10 per 100,000 population with predilection towards Asians and females. It can be diagnosed based on core clinical characteristics, serum aquaporin antibodies and neuroimaging features. It is important to pick up the diagnosis of NMOSD as the treatment is different from other demyelinating disease. Here, we illustrate a case of NMOSD presented with intractable vomiting.