Opticomyelitis

Essential
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Synonyms

• Devic illness
• Devic syndrome
• optic neuromyelitis
• opticomyelitis
• (Oriental, Japanese) opticospinal MS

Problem Subdivisions

• monophasic neuromyelitis optica
• relapsing neuromyelitis optica
• neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

General Discussion
Neuromyelitis optica, additionally known as Devic disease (DD), is a chronic condition of nerve cells defined by swelling of the optic nerve (optic neuritis) as well as inflammation of the spine (myelitis). There appear to be 2 types of this disease. In the timeless, however less typical monophasic kind, one or both optic nerves and also the spine are influenced by a series of attacks over a short time period (days or weeks) but, after the first outburst, there is no reoccurrence. The second type is much more typical and also is identified by duplicated attacks divided by durations of remission. In this type, the period in between assaults may be weeks, months or years. In its early stages, Devic illness could be confused with a number of sclerosis.