Devic's disease

Japanese: Devic's disease(英語表記)Devicsdisease
Devic's disease

... Acute cases often become acute transverse myelitis, which develops acutely and within a few hours to 2-3 days, presents with paralysis of both legs, sensory disturbances in the lower body, and bladder and rectal disorders. When accompanied by optic neuritis, it is called Devic's disease, a type of multiple sclerosis. It is important to confirm the diagnosis using cerebrospinal fluid, MRI, or X-ray examinations (plain, myelography, angiography, CT, etc.). ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Devic's disease" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 急性のものは急性横断性脊髄炎となることが多く,急性に発症,数時間から2~3日で両下肢麻痺,下半身の知覚障害および膀胱・直腸障害を呈する。視神経炎を伴う場合はデビック病Devic’s diseaseと呼ばれ,多発性硬化症の一型である。髄液や,MRIあるいはX線検査(単純,ミエログラフィー,血管撮影,CTなど)により診断を確定することが重要である。…

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