A Case of Devic’s Syndrome Presenting with Tonic Spasm: Response to Levetiracetam Treatment

Neuromyelitis optica or Devic’s syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder which is characterized by inflammatory demyelination of the optic nerves and the spinal cord. Clinically, it causes visual loss in one or both eyes, and numbness or paralysis of the arms and legs. Although tonic spasm is the most...

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Main Authors: Alev Leventoğlu, Demet Karadağ, Zülküf Mehmet Önal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2011-03-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=731