BackgroundNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders seriously hinder social participation. Only clarifying the status of social participation and the factors most strongly influencing it can promote better-targeted support for those with neuromyelitis ...
Mengmeng Jia +7 more
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome as an Initial Manifestation [PDF]
A 25-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to tonic convulsion with severe headache after having experienced symptoms of nausea and vomiting for a month.
Tateishi, Yohei +12 more
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Over the past decade, the discovery of disease-specific aquaporin-4 antibodies has led to a better understanding of the diverse spectrum of disorders that are associated with neuromyelitis optica.
Kok-Tian Oo +3 more
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Post COVID-19 vaccination neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Case report & MRI findings
There are rising concerns among the medical community and the public regarding the side effects of different vaccines developed throughout the world and their short and long-term effects, particularly COVID19 vaccines.
Noor Badrawi, MD +2 more
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Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The diagnostic and pathophysiological relevance of antibodies to aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Ab) in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) has been intensively studied. However, little is known so far about the clinical impact of
Jarius Sven +269 more
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Predominant Myofibrillar Pathology with Preserved Sarcolemmal Aquaporin 4 Immunoreactivity in a Patient with Neuromyelitis Optica-Associated HyperCKemia [PDF]
A 49-year-old man developed recurrent myalgia and hyperCKemia during acute attacks of neuromyelitis optica. Muscle biopsy was performed, and the pathological findings were analyzed.
So-Young Huh +4 more
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Course of neuromyelitis optica during inadvertent pregnancy in a patient treated with rituximab [PDF]
In neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the monoclonal B-cell antibody rituximab is a therapeutic option. Little is known about the course of NMO and the safety of rituximab during pregnancy.
Hohlfeld, R. +4 more
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Multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica? Re-evaluating an 18th-century illness using 21st-century software. [PDF]
In this paper we report the application of an extensive database of symptoms, signs, laboratory findings and illnesses, to the diagnosis of an historical figure.
Garrard, P, Peters, TJ
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders [PDF]
Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Kazuo Fujihara
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Comparative Study of Spectrum of Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis in Indian Population
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to differentiate neuromyelitis optica and its related disorders. Materials and Method: A retrospective single site study of 104 patients from July 2014 to October 2017 with optic neuritis and/or myelitis was done ...
Sonal Patil, Kalpana Jain, J. M. Manohar
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