Lefkowitz D, Angelo J N
Arch Neurol. 1984 Oct;41(10):1103-5. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1984.04050210105027.
A case of neuromyelitis optica had strikingly increased numbers of thickened, hyalinized small blood vessels, which were associated with cystic degeneration in the cervical spinal cord and the optic chiasm. These findings support the contention that neuromyelitis optica is a clinical syndrome rather than a distinct nosologic entity.
1例视神经脊髓炎患者增厚、玻璃样变的小血管数量显著增加,这些血管与颈髓和视交叉的囊性变有关。这些发现支持了视神经脊髓炎是一种临床综合征而非一种独特疾病实体的观点。