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2019 Apr 10


BMC Neurol


19


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Case report: an area postrema syndrome revealing a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with central nervous system tuberculosis in a young Togolese (black African) woman.

Authors

Apetse K, Diatewa J E, Dongmo Tajeuna J J, Dansou Y M, Bakoudissa R, Waklatsi K P, Kombate D, Assogba K, Balogou A KA
BMC Neurol. 2019 Apr 10; 19(1):58.
PMID: 30971218.

Abstract

Area postrema syndrome (APS) is considered to be one of the most specific clinical presentations of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs). In sub-Saharan Africa, NMOSDs and even more so those revealed by an APS, are rarely reported. However, studies among mixed populations have shown that NMOSDs disproportionately affect black people with relatively more frequent encephalic involvement. We report a case of APS revealing an NMOSD associated with central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis in a young Togolese woman residing in Togo (West Africa).