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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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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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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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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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Seminars in Neurology, 2002 Whether neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the co-occurrence of myelitis and optic neuritis, is a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS) or a unique disease is controversial. Distinct neuropathological features and a fulminant clinical course argue in favor of NMO as a distinct disease.
Bruce A C, Cree +2 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Optic neuritis, although uncommon, can be the initial presentation of Sjögren’s syndrome. Coexisting Sjögren’s syndrome has also been reported with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Tan Petrina +3 more
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Familial neuromyelitis optica [PDF]
Neurology, 2010 Detection of aquaporin-4-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) has expanded the spectrum of neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Rare reports of familial aggregation have suggested a component of genetic susceptibility but these reports mostly antedated the discovery of the NMO-IgG biomarker and recently updated diagnostic criteria.We report a case series describing ...
M, Matiello +8 more
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Painful tonic spasms in a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case report
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 Painful tonic spasms initially described in association with multiple sclerosis are actually more common in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Roshan Aryal +9 more
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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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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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