A review of the current literature and a guide to the early diagnosis of autoimmune disorders associated with neuromyelitis optica

A Iyer, L Elsone, R Appleton, A Jacob - Autoimmunity, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an immune-mediated neurological disorder characterised by
recurrent episodes of optic neuritis and longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis. A serum …

Neuromyelitis optica: a new perspective

SJ Pittock - Seminars in neurology, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
The traditional view of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) as a monophasic inflammatory disorder
that affects both the optic nerves and the spinal cord is expanding. Over the last decade, a …

Neuromyelitis optica: a positive appraisal of seronegative cases

R Bernard‐Valnet, RS Liblau, S Vukusic… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system.
The hallmark of NMO is the presence of specific autoantibodies directed against aquaporin …

Neuromyelitis optica: clinical syndrome and the NMO-IgG autoantibody marker

BG Weinshenker, DM Wingerchuk - Current topics in microbiology and …, 2008 - Springer
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a severe demyelinating disease of the CNS that preferentially
affects the optic nerves and spinal cord, tends to relapse, and results in early permanent …

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders associated with other autoimmune diseases

E Freitas, J Guimarães - Rheumatology international, 2015 - Springer
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease with
severe, tremendously incapacitating, consequences in the patient's health and wellbeing …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)–an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS)

N Asgari, T Owens, J Frøkiaer… - Acta Neurologica …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Asgari N, Owens T, Frøkiær J, Stenager E, Lillevang ST, Kyvik KO. Neuromyelitis optica
(NMO)–an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Acta Neurol Scand …

Neuromyelitis optica: diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment

B Cree - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2008 - Springer
Although the co-occurrence of myelitis and optic neuritis that characterizes neuromyelitis
optica (NMO) was recognized over a century ago, distinguishing NMO from multiple …

Diagnosis and management of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders-An update

A Bruscolini, M Sacchetti, M La Cava, M Gharbiya… - Autoimmunity …, 2018 - Elsevier
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a
group of autoimmune conditions characterized by inflammatory involvement of the optic …

Neuromyelitis optica: an update

S Matà, F Lolli - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory condition characterized by the selective
involvement of the optic nerves and spinal cord, and by a frequent relapsing course. Many …

The history of neuromyelitis optica. Part 2:'Spinal amaurosis', or how it all began

S Jarius, B Wildemann - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019 - Springer
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) was long considered a clinical variant of multiple sclerosis (MS).
However, the discovery of a novel and pathogenic anti-astrocytic serum autoantibody …