Affiliation:
1. Junior Resident, Dept of General Medicine
2. Neurologist, Assistant Professor , Dept of General Medicine
3. Professor, Dept of General Medicine
Abstract
Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder or Devic's disease is an autoimmune disease characterized by by
acute inammation of the optic nerve and spinal cord. A relapsing disease course is common, especially
in untreated patients. In more than 80% cases it is caused by immunoglobulin G autoantibodies to aquaporin 4 the most
abundant water channel protein in the central nervous system. Episodes of optic neuritis and myelitis can be simultaneous or
successive.
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