Opsoclonus‐Myoclonus‐Ataxia Revealing Underlying Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Ana Silvia Sobreira Lima Verde, Flávia de Paiva Santos Rolim, Amanda Vale Catunda, José Orlando Ferreira Tomé Filho, Milena Sales Pitombeira, Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho, Paula Camila Alves de Assis Pereira Matos · 2026
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Description
A young woman's wild eye movements and jerking limbs turned out to be the first sign of a deeper immune disease. Ana Silvia Sobreira Lima Verde and co-authors report her case in 2026. She was twenty-four, with two months of falls, double vision, slurred speech, and irritability. Years earlier she had brief leg numbness, a facial droop, and slow mental decline.
Exams showed the back-to-back eye darts that define opsoclonus, plus jerks and unsteady walking. Scans found lit-up spots in the midbrain and cord lesions at several levels. After immune therapy, her eye movements, gait, and posture improved a great deal. The team traced the syndrome to a spectrum disorder that attacks the optic nerve and cord.
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| CREATOR | Ana Silvia Sobreira Lima Verde, Flávia de Paiva Santos Rolim, Amanda Vale Catunda, José Orlando Ferreira Tomé Filho, Milena Sales Pitombeira, Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho, Paula Camila Alves de Assis Pereira Matos |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |