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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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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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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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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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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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Recurrent aquaporin 4-immunoglobulin G-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis: A case report [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is an autoimmune astrocytopathy that primarily affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. Its association with rheumatoid arthritis is remarkably rare, with only 15 documented cases reported globally to date.
Xuechun Jiang, Jinghua Chen, Ying Wen, Lei Yuan, Jinfeng Zhang   +4 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders [PDF]

Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2021
The disease concept of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders(NMOSD) has undergone a significant change over the last two decades including the detection of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein(MOG) antibody in patients who are seronegative for aquaporin-4 antibody.
Shabeer, Paul, Gouranga Prasad, Mondal, Ramesh, Bhattacharyya, Kartik Chandra, Ghosh, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Bhat   +4 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2019
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an uncommon antibody-mediated disease of the central nervous system. Long segments of spinal cord inflammation (myelitis), severe optic neuritis, and/or bouts of intractable vomiting and hiccoughs (area postrema syndrome) are classic presentations of the disease and may alert the clinician to the ...
Saif Huda, Dan Whittam, Maneesh Bhojak, Jayne Chamberlain, Carmel Noonan, Anu Jacob, Rachel Kneen   +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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