[A case of recurrent Devic's opticomyelitis]. / Sluchai rekurrentnogo optikomielita Devika.

ABSTRACT

A brief literature review on autoimmune inflammatory-demyelinating CNS disease - Devic's opticomyelitis, which is rare in Caucasians, is presented. We report a case of this disease. Epidemiological issues, differential diagnosis of opticomyelitis from multiple sclerosis and other non-demyelinating diseases are considered. Common strategies of patient management and perspectives of development of specific treatment of opticomyelitis are outlined.