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Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine
Joint Authors
Kuwabara, Satoshi
Masuda, Saeko
Mori, Masahiro
Aoe, Kazuhiko
Uzawa, Akiyuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lidocaine unmasks silent symptoms and eases neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis patients; however, the effects of lidocaine in neuromyelitis optica have never been reported.
We describe the case of a 59-year-old Japanese woman with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder who developed optic neuritis 1 day after intravenous lidocaine injection for treating allodynia.
Her symptom seemed to result from a relapse of neuromyelitis optica induced by lidocaine administration, and not because of the transient effects of intravenous lidocaine administration.
The possibility that lidocaine administration results in relapse of neuromyelitis optica due to its immunomodulating effects cannot be ruled out.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uzawa, Akiyuki& Mori, Masahiro& Masuda, Saeko& Aoe, Kazuhiko& Kuwabara, Satoshi. 2011. Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uzawa, Akiyuki…[et al.]. Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Uzawa, Akiyuki& Mori, Masahiro& Masuda, Saeko& Aoe, Kazuhiko& Kuwabara, Satoshi. Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469511
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469511