title: [Clinical analysis of fourteen cases with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders].
abstract: Objective:To analysis the clinical manifestation, radiological data, laboratory findings of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) to help physicians have a deeper understanding of the disease.Methods:The clinical manifestations, radiological data, laboratory findings of NMOSD patients from People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University between June 2015 and June 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Fourteen patients with NMOSD were enrolled, consisting of 3 males and 11 females. The onset age ranged from 15 to 62 years, in average 39.64. Among them, there was 1 case with history of hyperthyroidism, 3 cases with Sjögren syndrome (SS). Major clinical manifestations were vision loss in 4 cases, nausea and vomiting in 4 cases, limbs numbness and weakness in 6 cases. All the 14 patients were received the cerebrospinal fluidcell surface antigen antibody detection, and the results were strong positive 6 cases (6/14), positive 7 cases (7/14), weak positive 1 case (1/14). Abnormal signals in the thirdventricle, midbrain aqueduct, oblongata, pons and cervical, thoracic spinal cord were found by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Fourteen patients were treated with glucocorticoid, among them 8 received immunosuppressive therapy. All the 14 patients were followed up, and 9 patients had different degrees of sequelae, including vision decline in 4 cases, numbness and weakness in 5 cases.Conclusions:Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders frequently occur in young female. Clinicians need to consider the possibility of NMOSD for acute or subacute blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, numbness and weakness of limbs or trunk and psychiatric symptoms. NMOSD can not be easily excluded for those special patients with atypical clinical manifestations, and relevant inspections should be performed as far as possible in order to make the correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China.
authors.forename: Q X
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome; D013116:Spinal Cord; D055815:Young Adult