title: Perivascular Enhancement in a Patient with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease during an Optic Neuritis Attack.
abstract: We present a case with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease (NMOSD) who had perivascular enhancement during an optic neuritis attack. Cloud-like enhancement, pencil-thin enhancement, and leptomeningeal enhancement have been defined as specific enhancement patterns to neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Perivascular enhancement has not been described before in NMO/NMOSD. This finding suggests that perivascular enhancement may also be seen in NMO/NMOSD patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Yeliz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pekcevik
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Izlem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Izbudak
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; enhancement; neuromyelitis optica; optic neuritis