A importância da implantação de um protocolo assistencial para o tratamento agudo da neurite óptica no Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal: relato de caso

Authors

  • Poliana Lima Campos
  • Bruna Lima da Silva
  • Nícolas Philippe Balduino Nogueira
  • Ronaldo Maciel Dias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv9n1-077

Keywords:

neurite óptica, protocolo assistencial, EM, MOGAD, NMOSD

Abstract

Considerando que as doenças desmielinizantes, como a esclerose múltipla (EM), a síndrome do espectro da neuromielite óptica (NMOSD) e a doença associada ao anticorpo MOG (MOGAD), são condições crônicas e incapacitantes, e que o diagnóstico e o tratamento tardios resultam em grave deterioração funcional, o problema deste estudo reside na falta de padronização do manejo dos pacientes admitidos com neurite óptica no Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal. Objetiva-se nesta pesquisa demonstrar a importância de implantar um protocolo assistencial padronizado para o tratamento agudo da neurite óptica, aplicando o princípio de que "o tempo é tecido" para evitar danos cumulativos. Para tanto, procedeu-se à realização de um estudo de três relatos de casos, com coleta de dados clínicos e revisão de literatura, buscando-se artigos nas plataformas Scielo, Lilacs, Clinicalkey e Pubmed. Desse modo, observa-se que o Caso 3 (EM) apresentou uma resposta dramática à pulsoterapia. O Caso 1 (MOGAD) iniciou a pulsoterapia dentro da janela ideal de 4 dias, alcançando a melhora completa da visão. Contudo, o Caso 2 (NMOSD) sofreu um atraso de 26 dias no início da pulsoterapia, resultando em uma resposta insuficiente e baixa acuidade visual mantida, mesmo após a plasmaférese, destacando as consequências do atraso em doenças mediadas por anticorpos. Portanto, conclui-se que a implementação de um protocolo institucional é crucial para garantir o acesso rápido a terapias eficazes e evitar resultados visuais insatisfatórios, essenciais para reduzir o impacto individual e coletivo dessas condições.

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01/16/2026

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CAMPOS, P. L.; SILVA, B. L. da; NOGUEIRA, N. P. B.; DIAS, R. M. A importância da implantação de um protocolo assistencial para o tratamento agudo da neurite óptica no Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal: relato de caso. Brazilian Journal of Health Review, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. e85148, 2026. DOI: 10.34119/bjhrv9n1-077. Disponível em: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/85148. Acesso em: 20 oct. 2026.

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