Devic's neuromyelitis optica and Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis

J A Hainfellner; M Schmidbauer; E Schmutzhard; H Maier; H Budka

doi:10.1136/jnnp.55.12.1194

Devic's neuromyelitis optica and Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Dec;55(12):1194-6. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.55.12.1194.

Authors

J A Hainfellner¹, M Schmidbauer, E Schmutzhard, H Maier, H Budka

Affiliation

¹ University of Vienna, Austria.

Abstract

An adult patient developed both Devic's neuromyelitis optica and Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis, suggesting that these entities represent rare topographical and aggressive variants within the spectrum of multiple sclerosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / pathology
Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / diagnosis*
Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / pathology
Female
Humans
Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
Myelin Sheath / pathology
Neurologic Examination
Neuromyelitis Optica / diagnosis*
Neuromyelitis Optica / pathology
Optic Chiasm / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed