Perivascular Enhancement in a Patient with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease during an Optic Neuritis Attack

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). Per...

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Published inJournal of neuroimaging Vol. 25; no. 4; p. 686
Main Authors Pekcevik, Yeliz, Izbudak, Izlem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2015
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Cerebrovascular Disorders - etiology
Cerebrovascular Disorders - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Middle Aged
Neuromyelitis Optica - complications
Neuromyelitis Optica - pathology
Optic Neuritis - complications
Optic Neuritis - pathology
enhancement
Magnetic resonance imaging
neuromyelitis optica
optic neuritis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1552-6569
DOI:10.1111/jon.12198