Protti A, Erminio C, Piccolo I, Spreafico C, Colombo F, Ghezzi A
Unità Operativa Neurologia, Ospedale di Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
Neurol Sci. 2004 Nov;25 Suppl 4:S383-5. doi: 10.1007/s10072-004-0348-7.
A case is presented with attacks of optic neuritis followed by severe myelitis 15 years later, in coincidence with a severe stressful life event. This female patient was also affected by undifferentiated connective tissue disease. This case presents some unusual and atypical findings such as: the association of a relapsing neuromyelitis optica with an undifferentiated connective tissue disease, a very long interval between optic neuritis and myelitis, and the important role of a stressful event in developing a relapse.
本文报告一例患者，先是发作视神经炎，15年后又出现严重脊髓炎，且与严重的生活应激事件同时发生。该女性患者还患有未分化结缔组织病。该病例有一些不寻常和非典型的表现，如：复发性视神经脊髓炎与未分化结缔组织病相关、视神经炎与脊髓炎之间间隔时间很长，以及应激事件在复发过程中起重要作用。
