What is this summary about? Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD for short) is a rare autoimmune health condition, meaning that the body’s natural defense system (the immune system) attacks the body’s own tissues.
Alfredo Damasceno, Mariano Marrodan
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders – from pathophysiology to treatment [PDF]
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by severe, inflammatory attacks predominantly affecting the optic nerves and spinal cord and central nervous system.
Bochenek, Oliwia +9 more
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a Pediatric Patient: Literature Review with Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe autoimmune astrocytopathy of the central nervous system (CNS) with secondary demyelination, often associated with the anti-aquaporin-4 (anti-AQP4) antibody.
de Almeida, Zenon Ferreira +2 more
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Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy, and safety of ravulizumab in pediatric paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [PDF]
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare hematologic disease of uncontrolled terminal complement activation leading to intravascular hemolysis, thrombotic events and increased morbidity and mortality.
Bartels, Marije +11 more
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The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference [PDF]
Uncontrolled complement activation can cause or contribute to glomerular injury in multiple kidney diseases. Although complement activation plays a causal role in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy, over the past decade, a rapidly ...
Barratt, Jonathan +15 more
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Optimizing Care in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Managing Suboptimal Response and Uncontrolled Disease. [PDF]
Bienz M +3 more
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C3 mutation-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with severe renal dysfunction and hypertensive emergency successfully treated with ravulizumab and sacubitril/valsartan: a case report. [PDF]
Yanagidani H +9 more
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Disease-modifying treatments in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: a systematic review of economic evaluations. [PDF]
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