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Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome Can Complicate Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a rare, relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Various initial presentations can delay diagnosis and treatment.
Céline Morelli, Alec Aeby, Sonia Scaillet, Sonia Scaillet, Grammatina Boitsios, Daphné Vens, Daphné Vens, Cynthia Prigogine, Cynthia Prigogine, Dominique Biarent, Alfredo Vicinanza   +10 more
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Cellular therapy in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a debilitating neuroimmune condition characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes that result in progressive disability, substantial psychological distress, and significant economic burdens.
Kang Zhong, Yulan Tang
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Glymphatic dysfunction in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) involves aquaporin-4-mediated astrocyte injury, potentially impairing the glymphatic system. We assessed glymphatic function using the diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space ...
Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Hongxi Chen, Ziyan Shi, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Qin Du, Yuntao Mo, Shixiang Chen, Hongyu Zhou   +10 more
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Lipoprotein dynamics in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder [PDF]

Journal of Lipid Research
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a neuroinflammatory disease caused by aquaporin-4 IgG antibodies, which damage astrocytes and trigger inflammation. Although altered lipid profiles have been observed in various neuroinflammatory diseases,
Tsai-Wei Liu, Mei-Ling Cheng, Chiung-Mei Chen, Long-Sun Ro, Kuo-Hsuan Chang   +4 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2017
Over the past 13 years neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) has emerged as a discrete form of demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in which antibodies against a water channel found in high concentration on astrocytes are ...
Simon Broadley, Elham Khalili, Saman Heshmat, Laura Clarke   +3 more
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Apathy in patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundApathy is a common neuropsychiatric complication of neurological diseases, but it has not been investigated in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) until now.MethodsWe enrolled 66 patients diagnosed with NMOSD and ...
Zihan He, Wenjing Li, Xinyue Huang, Shuai Ma, Yuanbin Zhao, Shiquan Wang, Lili Yang   +6 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, Sushan Homagian, Suraj Shrestha, Bikram Prasad Gajurel, Ragesh Karn, Reema Rajbhandari, Niraj Gautam, Ashish Shrestha, Sumit Shahi, Rajeev Ojha   +9 more
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Post COVID-19 vaccination neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Case report & MRI findings

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
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, Navin Kumar, MD, Usama Albastaki, MD   +2 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, Bahareh Zaker Harofteh, Masoud Etemadifar   +2 more
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Relapsing neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2021
Background: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a devastating inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. Relapsing NMOSD (RNMOSD) is being reported frequently, leading to severe and permanent relapse related disability.
M Lakshmi Lavanya, G Butchi Raju, S Gopi, T Sateesh Kumar, U Aruna Kumari   +4 more
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