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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Review Articles from PubMed
Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune disease characterized mainly by the involvement of the spinal cord and optic nerve. Clinical studies have identified the disease progression as the most important red flag. Previous researches showed that only 2% of patients with neuromyelitis ...
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a disease related to anti-aquaporin-4 antibody. Since NMOSD was once considered a phenotype of multiple sclerosis, no approved drugs are available for its treatment. In Japan, the current standard treatment for preventing relapses ...
A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized after experiencing headaches, high fever, and nausea for 1 week. She was conscious and had no abnormal neurological findings or neck stiffness. Examination of her cerebrospinal fluid showed a pronounced elevation of mononuclear cells. She was admitted ...
Editorials from PubMed
Research Articles from PubMed
To characterize the ocular saccadic abnormality in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients, and explore the relationship between ocular saccadic abnormality and the overall disability and visual function state. For the 110 consecutive NMOSD patients who visited the ...
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and ensuing immune activation are central to the pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory diseases. However, the influence of BBB permeability on the clinical signs and prognosis of newly diagnosed neuromyelitis optica spectrum ...