Bilateral pontine brachium lesions in one autoantibodies directed against MOG positive patient: A case report
If brain MRI indicating bilateral, multiple, and diffuse abnormal signals in the pontine brachium, and a discrepancy between the clinical symptoms and the imaging severity, a diagnosis of demyelinating disease should be considered highly probable. In such cases, anti-MOG antibody testing is essential for further defining the etiology. The clinical phenotype and imaging manifestations of MOG antibody-positive brainstem encephalitis may lack sufficient specificity to be readily identifiable. Timely diagnosis and early glucocorticoid therapy are beneficial in improving prognosis and preventing recurrence.
Authors
- Xiao-Tao Jia
- Zhiqin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-4897)
- Zhengli Di
- Naibing Gu
- Bo Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-1094)
- Jia Shen
- Le Ding
- Fan-Ya Sun
Institutions
- Weatherford College (US)
- Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039278
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37
Funders
- Yakult Bio-Science Foundation