Abstract

Objective: This paper reports 1 case of a 14-year-old female patient diagnosed with NMOSD and reviews related literature.
Methodology: A review of the patient’s clinical information, including medical history, signs, auxiliary examination, treatment and follow-up, and a discussion of the documentation.
Result: The patient developed a digestive disorder and was eventually diagnosed with area postrema syndrome as the initial manifestation of NMOSD. Initial application of hormones, human immunoglobulin treatment poor effect, and then giving plasma replacement and other complex treatment to clinical relief.
Conclusion: The clinical manifestations of NMOSD are complex and rare in children. The first symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract are rarer and can lead to misdiagnosis. In clinics, NMOSD is possible when patients experience similar simpleness or stubbornness and are accompanied by vomiting. Plasma re symptoms and rapy helps to eliminate disease-causing antibodies early, alleviate clinical symptoms, and improve the degree of disability.