Aleman Iñiguez, Juan MiguelAlemán-Iñiguez, V.ADiaz Heredia, Fabián Eduardo2018-01-112018-01-112015-01-011874519https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940398562&doi=10.1016%2fj.mexoft.2014.08.002&partnerID=40&md5=521cbd04ad3c8d8ec0aad4e67f1059d8http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/29073Devic's disease is a rare demyelinating pathology that affects the optic nerve and spinal cord; following we describe the successful treatment with plasmapheresis of this condition as the first in Ecuador; likewise characterize and analyze the benefits of treatmenton the natural history of the disease. The case is a male patient, adult, with a history of suddenamaurosis, which debuts with acute level spinal alteration; in the absence of trauma, othercauses are investigated and concluded with the clinical and imaging diagnosis of neuromielytisoptica. The results are the success in medullar symptoms in sensitivity and motor functions.en-USClinical Case StudyImmunologyNeuromyelitis OpticaPlasmapheresisArticle10.1016/j.mexoft.2014.08.002