Predominant Myofibrillar Pathology with Preserved Sarcolemmal Aquaporin 4 Immunoreactivity in a Patient with Neuromyelitis Optica-Associated HyperCKemia [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2021 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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A rare association of neuromyelitis optica, antisynthetase, and antiphospholipid syndrome
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message The association of neuromyelitis optica concurrently with two other autoimmune diseases is rare. Neuromyelitis optica should be taken into consideration when evaluating the symptoms of the patient as a differential diagnostic aspect.
Dóra Nemes‐Tömöri +4 more
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Pathophysiologisch-serologische, bildgebende und klinische Charakteristika der Neuromyelitis Optica [PDF]
, 2019 Hintergrund: Neuromyelitis optica-Spektrum-Erkrankungen (NMOSD) stellen eine Gruppe neuroinflammatorischer Erkrankungen dar, die mit dem klinischen Auftreten von Myelitiden und/oder Optikusneuritiden (ON) einhergeht.
Schumacher, Sophie
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in three generations of a Chinese family [PDF]
, 2019 © 2019 Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that is largely sporadic. Familial disease has been reported in one or two generations, although its basis remains unknown.
Dalton, Caroline +7 more
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Predictive Value of Serum Antibodies and Point Mutations of AQP4, AQP1 and MOG in A Cohort of Spanish Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
, 2019 The detection of IgG aquaporin-4 antibodies in the serum of patients with Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) has dramatically improved the diagnosis of this disease and its distinction from multiple sclerosis.
Abril-Jaramillo, Javier +14 more
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Comparative Study of Spectrum of Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis in Indian Population
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 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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Rituximab monitoring and redosing in pediatric neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To study rituximab in pediatric neuromyelitis optica (NMO)/NMO spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and the relationship between rituximab, B cell repopulation, and relapses in order to improve rituximab monitoring and redosing.
Alper, G +14 more
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Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2018 Background The specificity of the aquaporin-4 antibody to predict recurrent inflammatory central nervous system disease has led to the design of the 2015 neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder criteria which capture all aquaporin-4 antibody seropositive ...
M McCreary +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Inflammatory demyelinating lesions of the central nervous system are a common feature of both neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis. Despite this similarity, it is evident clinically that the accumulation of disability in patients with ...
Lucy Matthews +8 more
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Imaging markers of disability in aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G seropositive neuromyelitis optica: a graph theory study [PDF]
, 2019 Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders lack imaging biomarkers associated with disease course and supporting prognosis. This complex and heterogeneous set of disorders affects many regions of the central nervous system, including the spinal cord and ...
Asseyer, Susanna +10 more
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