Neuromyelitis optica in the elderly
C. M. Filley, P. E. Sternberg and M. D. Norenberg
Blindness and quadriparesis developed in an elderly woman whose symptoms
began at the age of 69 years. Postmortem examination revealed extensive
demyelinative lesions in the optic nerves and spinal cord. The clinical and
pathologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of neuromyelitis
optica ( NMO ). This case serves to document that NMO and presumably
typical multiple sclerosis can occur initially at an advanced age.
