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Devic's disease

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De·vic's disease (d-vks, d-)
n.
See neuromyelitis optica.
Devic's disease
[dəvēks′]
Etymology: Eugène Devic, French physician, 1869-1930
combined, but not usually clinically simultaneous, demyelination of the optic nerve and the spinal cord, marked by diminution of vision and sometimes blindness, flaccid paralysis of the extremities, and sensory and genitourinary disturbances. See also multiple sclerosis.


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Devic's disease is an auto-immune, inflammatory disorder where a person's own immune system attacks the optic nerves, producing an inflammation of the optic nerve and the spinal cord, causing temporary blindness, which can occasionally be permanent, in one or both eyes.
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