A DIFFICULT DIAGNOSIS AND CHALLENGING MANAGEMENT OF AN AGGRESSIVE CASE OF AQUAPORIN 4 NEGATIVE NMOSD

Authors

  • Amna Khan Shifa International Hospital Islamabad
  • Warda Zahoor Shifa International Hospital Islamabad
  • Taskeen Zehra Shifa International Hospital Islamabad
  • Zafar Ullah Shifa International Hospital Islamabad https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6174-1113
  • Nabeel Muzaffar Syed Shifa International Hospital Islamabad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8901-5601

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55519/JAMC-03-11914

Keywords:

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Rituximab, Demyelinating Disease

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders can be challenging to diagnose and manage. There is considerable potential long term morbidity but this can be avoided by appropriate treatment. Here we present one such case that is interesting as well as instructive.

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Published

2023-07-11

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2023): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD

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CASE REPORT

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