Neurona
Vol 38 No 3 (2021)

NEUROMIELITIS OPTIK DENGAN ANTIBODI IGG-AQP4 SERONEGATIF

Astra Dea Simanungkalit (Departemen Neurologi, Universitas Pelita Harapan-Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Banten, Indonesia)
Vivien Puspitasari (Departemen Neurologi, Universitas Pelita Harapan-Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Banten, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2021

Abstract

Optic neuromyelitis (NMO), also known as Devic’s disease, is an autoimmune disease that results in recurrent demyelination of the central nervous system, particularly the optic nerve and spinal cord. The IgG antibody is an antibody that has high specificity for NMO-SD and plays an important role in the disease course. However, in a minority of cases, there are patients with NMO-SD with seronegative results. This article reports a case of a woman with an NMO-SD diagnosis without IgG-AQP4 antibodies. Keywords: Devic’s disease, IgG-AQP4, neuromyelitis optic, seronegative NMO

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Journal Info

Abbrev

neurona

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience

Description

Neurona merupakan satu-satunya jurnal yang memuat perkembangan penelitian dan kasus terbaru bidang neurosains oleh Perhimpunan Dokter Spesialis Saraf (PERDOSSI) Pusat di Indonesia. Jurnal ini diterbitkan bulan Maret, Juni, September dan Desember. Bidang studi cakupan NEURONA meliputi: Stroke dan ...