Low-Density Granulocytes Are a Novel Immunopathological Feature in Both Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: To investigate whether low-density granulocytes (LDGs) are an immunophenotypic feature of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
Alexander, Tobias +11 more
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Neuromyelitis Optica with NMO-IgG/ Anti-AQP4 Antibody Positive: First Case Reported from Uttarakhand India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Neuromyelitis optica (also known as Devic’s disease) is an idiopathic, severe, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that preferentially affects the optic nerve and spinal cord.
Manish Mittal, Garima Mittal
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 BackgroundDemyelination diseases are complex puzzles that are not always straightforward to diagnose. Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica are two that are frequently encountered.
Ke Shang +7 more
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Marked central nervous system pathology in CD59 knockout rats following passive transfer of Neuromyelitis optica immunoglobulin G. [PDF]
, 2017 Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (herein called NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in which pathogenesis involves complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) produced by immunoglobulin G autoantibodies ...
Verkman, Alan S, Yao, Xiaoming
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Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Lidocaine unmasks silent symptoms and eases neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis patients; however, the effects of lidocaine in neuromyelitis optica have never been reported.
Akiyuki Uzawa +4 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive, multiple carboxylase deficiency usually associated with seizures, eczema, hypotonia, visual disturbances, hearing loss, and developmental delays. Only a handful of cases of biotinidase deficiency that had
Muhammad Imran Naseer +7 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is an autoimmune disease which tends to have other coexisting autoimmune or connective tissue diseases. However, coexisting with ankylosing spondylitis is rare. Here, we report a 57‐year‐old man
Mehri Salari +2 more
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Treatment of Corticosteroid Non-responsive Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica with Intravenous Gamma Globulin – a Case Report [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2020 We report a case of a patient with a relapse of neuromyelitis optica. The relapse was initially treated with intravenous corticosteroids. A therapy with intravenous gamma globulin was started as there was no symptomatic improvement. The patient responded
Maria Dimitrova, Dobromir Iliev
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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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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are severe autoimmune inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system associated with the presence of immunoglobulin G antibodies against the water channel protein aquaporin-4.
Susanne Bejerot +6 more
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