Rehabilitation and pharmacotherapy of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case report

Figure 1 D-dimer and rehabilitation evaluation before and after 2 wk of treatment. BBS: Berg Balance Scale; FMA: Fugl-Meyer assessment; ADL: Activities of daily living.

Figure 2 Thoracic and Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging on March 17, 2020 (illness day 7). Strip-shaped abnormal signal shadow was observed in the medulla and the pathological changes in the spinal cord involved more than 3 spinal segments, which were represented by different signals in different phases of A, B, C, D. A: T1-weighted image (T1WI) was a low signal; B: T2-weighted image was a high signal; C: Short time inversion recovery (STIR) was a higher signal; D: T1WI-STIR enhancement was a higher signal and slight enhancement of the spinal cord margin.

Figure 3 Rehabilitation treatment. A: Active strength training of trunk muscles; B-D: Active strength training of lower limb muscles.

Figure 4 Rehabilitation treatment. A and B: Balance training of sitting; C and D: Balance training of standing and walking.

Figure 5 Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of lower limb muscles. A: Computerized intermediate-frequency therapy apparatus; B: The electrodes were placed on the right calf; C and D: The electrodes were placed on the right thigh.