par Morelli, Céline;Aeby, Alec 
;Scaillet, Sonia ;Boitsios, Grammatina ;Vens, Daphné ;Prigogine, Cynthia ;Biarent, Dominique ;Vicinanza, Alfredo
Référence Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8
Publication Publié, 2020-09
;Scaillet, Sonia ;Boitsios, Grammatina ;Vens, Daphné ;Prigogine, Cynthia ;Biarent, Dominique ;Vicinanza, AlfredoRéférence Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8
Publication Publié, 2020-09
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a rare, relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Various initial presentations can delay diagnosis and treatment. A 14-year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department owing to respiratory insufficiency. Repeated history-taking and neuroimaging revealed an area postrema syndrome. A diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with positive aquaporin-4 antibodies has finally been established. The patient improved significantly with immunosuppressive therapy. However, her 3-year follow-up still showed sleep-disordered breathing requiring nocturnal bilevel positive airway pressure therapy. We report an original case of NMOSD leading to persistent central sleep apnea syndrome. |
