Absence of Decussation in Optic Pathway Inflammation in Neuromyelitis Optica and Its Implications for Astrocyte Localization.
Journal
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ISSN: 1536-5166
Titre abrégé: J Neuroophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9431308
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jun 2021
01 Jun 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
27
6
2020
medline:
21
12
2021
entrez:
27
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A 39-year-old woman presented with acute visual loss in her right eye. Brain and orbit MRI demonstrated T2 hyperintensity along a long section of her right optic nerve, chiasm, and tract with no evidence of decussation of the inflammation. Subsequent seropositivity for the aquaporin 4 antibody confirmed a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica. Posterior pathway involvement is typical in neuromyelitis optica and supports the hypothesis that the condition is an astrocytopathy. Furthermore, the absence of decussation in the condition may be a function of astrocyte localization within the chiasm.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32590613
pii: 00041327-202106000-00041
doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000985
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e202-e204Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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