Abstract：
:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease with a poor prognosis that is characterized by inflammatory optic neuritis and myelitis. Although it is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS), distinguishing NMO from MS is important, as therapeutic approaches approved for MS are ineffective in patients with NMO. The aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody is a pathogenic and diagnostic biomarker for NMO. We report an AQP4 antibody-positive 9-year-old female with intractable hiccups and nausea (IHN). Brain imaging revealed lesions in the brainstem, thalami, and hypothalamus. Nevertheless, she had no clinical or radiological signs referable to the optic nerve or spinal cord. We propose that in patients with characteristic IHN associated lesions involving the brainstem or hypothalamus, measurement of AQP4 antibody should be considered for selectivity of treatment, even if the patient has no optic nerve or spinal cord lesions.
journal_name
Brain Devjournal_title
Brain & developmentauthors
Numata Y,Uematsu M,Suzuki S,Miyabayashi T,Oyama T,Kubota S,Itoh T,Hino-Fukuyo N,Takahashi T,Kure Sdoi
10.1016/j.braindev.2014.03.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-01-01 00:00:00pages
149-52issue
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0387-7604issn
1872-7131pii
S0387-7604(14)00093-Xjournal_volume
37pub_type
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Brain & development
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(02)00102-x
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
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doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2006.02.002
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(86)80004-3
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journal_title：Brain & development
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2006.12.003
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2015.08.002
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0387-7604(93)90070-o
更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2005.12.006
更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(87)80012-8
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(82)80102-2
更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2011.07.005
更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(01)00277-7
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2007.01.002
更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0387-7604(95)00074-l
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2009.09.013
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2015.02.010
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2012.07.014
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0387-7604(94)90032-9
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2009.04.013
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0387-7604(12)80356-1
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type：
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2020.09.014
更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Brain & development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.braindev.2009.07.003
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
