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Spinal cord MRI in the acute phase. The sagittal plane (a) and axial plane (b) of T2-weight hyperintense lesion in the central cord.
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The patient was a 32-year-old female with NMO diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) who had a T2-weighted hyperintense lesion in the central cord from C2 to T2 (Figure 1) and was positive for serum anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies.
The clinical chart in a patient with NMO. (a) Medical treatment, (b) rehabilitation program, and (c) clinical improvement.
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The clinical chart of the medical treatment, rehabilitation program, and clinical improvement is shown in Figure 2. In addition, plasma exchange (plasma volume = 60 mL/kg/day, days 10, 13, 16, 18, and 20) was performed five sessions and intravenous immunoglobulin (dosage = 0.4 g/kg/day, days 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28) was administered five times (Figure 2(a)).
Belt electrodes were wrapped around the waist, distal parts of the thigh, and the crus of the paralyzed side. The waist electrode had a width of 5.5 cm and a length of 40 cm twice (a), the thigh electrode had a width 5.5 cm and a length 54 cm (b), and the crus electrode had a width 5.5 cm and a length 31 cm (c).
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The electrodes were wrapped around the waist, distal parts of the thigh, and the crus of the paralyzed side (Figure 3).