Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) associated disease masquerading as prolonged intractable nausea and vomiting. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020 Sep;44:102308
Date
06/24/2020Pubmed ID
32575025DOI
10.1016/j.msard.2020.102308Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85086658271 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
The clinical and radiological spectrum of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody associated disease continues to expand. Here, we describe a case of prolonged, relapsing, intractable nausea and vomiting misdiagnosed as a functional disorder for more than one year. The patient did not receive a neurological workup until clear neurological signs developed. This case exemplifies the delay in diagnosis when neurological disease presents with seemingly non-neurological symptoms and illustrates brainstem and upper spinal cord radiological findings that can help guide the treating physician to test for MOG antibodies and provide the appropriate treatment.
Author List
Block A, Champeau D, Carlson C, Helms A, Obeidat AZAuthors
Chad Carlson MD Interim Chair, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinAnn K. Helms MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Ahmed Zayed Obeidat MD, PhD Associate Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AntibodiesAutoantibodies
Brain Stem
Humans
Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Nausea
Vomiting