CASE 48 History: A 52-year-old woman presents with shooting pain and numbness in the legs followed by loss of vision in her left eye. 1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis? (Choose all that apply.) b. Systemic lupus erythematosus c. Sarcoid d. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis 2. Which of the following statements regarding NMO is true? a. The symptoms in NMO are less profound than in multiple sclerosis. b. Most patients are NMO-IgG seropositive. c. NMO is monophasic in most cases. d. Brain lesions on MRI exclude the diagnosis of NMO. 3. All of the following findings favor NMO over typical multiple sclerosis except: a. Spinal cord lesion at a single level d. Hypointense spinal cord lesions on T1-weighted images 4. All of the following are characteristic brain lesions found in NMO except: a. Lesions in the dorsal medulla
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