A Case Study of Intractable Vomiting with Final Diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica

This case study presents a patient living in a suburban/rural community who received appropriate referral to secondary and tertiary care for nausea and vomiting, accompanied by waxing and waning neurological symptoms, yet proved difficult to diagnose. This patient is presented to draw attention to a...

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Main Authors: Rachel Bramson, Angela Hairrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/291390
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spelling doaj-art-c01c094efa904c0ab4b76d48c2ab861b2025-08-20T03:22:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/291390291390A Case Study of Intractable Vomiting with Final Diagnosis of Neuromyelitis OpticaRachel Bramson0Angela Hairrell1College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77807, USACollege of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77807, USAThis case study presents a patient living in a suburban/rural community who received appropriate referral to secondary and tertiary care for nausea and vomiting, accompanied by waxing and waning neurological symptoms, yet proved difficult to diagnose. This patient is presented to draw attention to a rare neurological disorder which should be included in the differential diagnosis of nausea and vomiting with some key neurological complaints, even in the absence of physical findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/291390
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title A Case Study of Intractable Vomiting with Final Diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica
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