Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: from pathophysiology to therapeutic strategies

E Carnero Contentti, J Correale - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) characterized by acute optic neuritis (ON) and transverse myelitis …

Latin American consensus recommendations for management and treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in clinical practice

EC Contentti, JI Rojas, E Cristiano, VD Marques… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background During the last two decades, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
has undergone important changes, with new diagnostic markers and criteria, better …

Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in plasma: from late pregnancy to early postpartum

E Bränn, Å Edvinsson, A Rostedt Punga… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
During pregnancy, the woman's body undergoes tremendous changes in immune system
adaptation. The immunological shifts that occur in pregnancy can partially be explained by …

Treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

KH Chan, CY Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune central nervous system
(CNS) inflammatory disorder that can lead to serious disability and mortality. Females are …

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and pregnancy: therapeutic considerations

Y Mao-Draayer, S Thiel, EA Mills, T Chitnis… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a type of neurological autoimmune
disease characterized by attacks of CNS inflammation that are often severe and …

Anti-CD20 therapies and pregnancy in neuroimmunologic disorders: a cohort study from Germany

T Kümpfel, S Thiel, I Meinl, AI Ciplea… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To report pregnancy outcomes and disease activity (DA) in women with MS,
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs), and other neuroimmunologic diseases …

Recent progress in maintenance treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

T Holmøy, RA Høglund, Z Illes, KM Myhr… - Journal of Neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background Treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) has so far been
based on retrospective case series. The results of six randomized clinical trials including five …

Anti-CD20 therapies in pregnancy and breast feeding: a review and ABN guidelines

R Dobson, D Rog, C Ovadia, K Murray, S Hughes… - Practical …, 2023 - pn.bmj.com
Neurologists increasingly use anti-CD20 therapies, including for women of childbearing
age, despite these medications being unlicensed for use in pregnancy. Current evidence …

Risk of relapse in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: recognition and preventive strategy

X Ma, AG Kermode, X Hu, W Qiu - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory
disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that is mainly associated with serum …

Analysis of pregnancy-related attacks in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Wang, M Su, Z Zhou, L Zhou, J ZhangBao… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Risk of relapse may be increased in the postpartum period of neuromyelitis
optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Information regarding factors associated with pregnancy …