Wernicke Encephalopathy as the First Presentation of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder With Horizontal Nerve Palsy

J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 Dec 1;43(4):e293-e295. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001444. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Authors

Prakash Supahiah¹, Badrul H I Thomas, Pang C Zhen, Azman M Aris, Fadzillah Abdul-Jalil, Norshamsiah Md Din

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Internal Medicine & Neurology (AMA), Ophthalmology (PS, BHIT, A-JF), and Radiology (PCZ), Melaka General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia; and Department of Ophthalmology (PS, NMD), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latiff, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PMID: 34924530
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001444

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MeSH terms

Aquaporin 4
Autoantibodies
Humans
Neuromyelitis Optica* / complications
Neuromyelitis Optica* / diagnosis
Paralysis
Wernicke Encephalopathy* / complications
Wernicke Encephalopathy* / diagnosis

Substances

Aquaporin 4
Autoantibodies