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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 by Apetse, Kossivi; Diatewa, Josué Euberma; Dongmo Tajeuna, Jean Joel; Dansou, Yaovi Mawuéna; Bakoudissa, Rolph; Waklatsi, Kokouvi Panabalo; Kombate, Damelan; Assogba, Komi; Balogou, Agnon A. Koffi is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## 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 populations have shown that nmosds disproportionately affect black people with relatively more frequent encephalic involvement. we report a case of aps revealing an nmosd associated with central nervous system (cns) tuberculosis in a young togolese woman residing in togo (west africa). ## Case presentation: A 28-year-old togolese woman was admitted for left hemibody sensory problems with ataxia. these problems were observed while the patient was hospitalized for a few days in the hepato-gastroenterology department for persistent vomiting, abdominal pain and hiccups lasting for about a month. the examination confirmed left hemibody ataxia with nystagmus when looking to the left, pronounced left osteotendinous reflexes, and left hemibody hypoesthesia up to the base of the neck. encephalic magnetic resonance imaging (mri) showed a hypersignal lesion in the bulbar more lateralized on the left in the flu
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- Author
- Apetse, Kossivi; Diatewa, Josué Euberma; Dongmo Tajeuna, Jean Joel; Dansou, Yaovi Mawuéna; Bakoudissa, Rolph; Waklatsi, Kokouvi Panabalo; Kombate, Damelan; Assogba, Komi; Balogou, Agnon A. Koffi
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2377)
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)