Case report: an area postrema syndrome revealing a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with central nervous system tuberculosis in a young Togolese (black African) woman

Case report: an area postrema syndrome revealing a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with central nervous system tuberculosis in a young Togolese (black African) woman

Abstract Background Area postrema syndrome (APS) is considered to be one of the most specific clinical presentations of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs). In sub-Saharan Africa, NMOSDs and even more so those revealed by an APS, are rarely reported. However, studies among mixed populat...

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Main Authors: Kossivi Apetse, Josué Euberma Diatewa, Jean Joel Dongmo Tajeuna, Yaovi Mawuéna Dansou, Rolph Bakoudissa, Kokouvi Panabalo Waklatsi, Damelan Kombate, Komi Assogba, Agnon A. Koffi Balogou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Area postrema syndrome
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
Tuberculosis
Togo
Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1287-5

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