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Eye Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases > Optic Neuritis > Neuromyelitis Optica

Preferred term

Neuromyelitis Optica  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Devic Disease
  • Devic Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Devic Neuromyelitis Opticas
  • Devic's Disease
  • Devics Disease
  • Devic's Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Devics Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Devic's Syndrome
  • Devics Syndrome
  • Devic Syndrome
  • Disease, Devic
  • Disease, Devic's
  • Neuromyelitis Optica, Devic
  • Neuromyelitis Optica, Devic's
  • Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorder
  • Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorders
  • Neuromyelitis Opticas, Devic
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
  • NMO Spectrum Disorder
  • NMO Spectrum Disorders
  • Syndrome, Devic
  • Syndrome, Devic's

Scope note

  • A syndrome characterized by acute OPTIC NEURITIS; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; demyelinating and/or necrotizing lesions in the OPTIC NERVES and SPINAL CORD; and presence of specific autoantibodies to AQUAPORIN 4.

History note

  • 1991(1975); use DEMYELINATING DISEASES 1979-1990, use MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 1963-1978 ; for DEVIC DISEASE use DEVIC'S DISEASE 1997

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • demyelinaatio ja optikusneuriitti
  • demyelinatio cum neuriti optica
  • demyelinisering vid optikusneurit
  • Devic
  • Devicin oireyhtymä
  • Devicin syndrooma
  • Devicin tauti
  • morbus Devic
  • syndroma Devic
  • Swedish

  • Devics sjukdom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009471

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