Area postrema syndrome and painful tonic spasms as initial manifestations of Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a 72-year-old female: a case report

Neurol Sci. 2024 Aug;45(8):4059-4061. doi: 10.1007/s10072-024-07461-4. Epub 2024 Mar 18.

Authors

Francesco Tazza^#¹, Ilaria Lagorio^#², Carlo Trompetto³, Maria Laura Ester Bianchi², Cinzia Finocchi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, San Paolo Hospital, Savona, Italy. [email protected].
² Department of Neurology, San Paolo Hospital, Savona, Italy.
³ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 38494460
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-024-07461-4

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Area Postrema* / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuromyelitis Optica* / complications
Neuromyelitis Optica* / diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica* / diagnostic imaging
Pain / diagnosis
Pain / etiology
Spasm* / diagnosis
Spasm* / etiology