Neuromyelitis optica (also known as Devic's disease) is an idiopathic, severe, demyelinating
disease of the central nervous system that preferentially affects the optic nerve and spinal …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a severe, debilitating human disease that predominantly
features immunopathology in the optic nerves and the spinal cord. An IgG1 autoantibody …

Background Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory demyelinating disease with generally
poor prognosis that selectively targets optic nerves and spinal cord. It is commonly …

Background: The authors previously proposed diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica
(NMO) that facilitate its distinction from prototypic multiple sclerosis (MS). However, some …

Background and objectives Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) requires exclusion of
diseases that could better explain the clinical and paraclinical findings. A systematic process …

Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an uncommon CNS demyelinating syndrome
often mistaken for severe multiple sclerosis (MS). Several clinical, laboratory, and …

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features and natural history of the visual impairment of
relapsing neuromyelitis optica. DESIGN: Prospective observational case series …

Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an etiologically heterogeneous syndrome with acute or
subacute onset, in which inflammation of the spinal cord results in neurologic deficits …

We describe two cases of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) with clinical and radiographically
confirmed features of hypothalamic involvement, in the absence of other parenchymal brain …

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO; Devic's disease) and the NMO spectrum disorders are idiopathic
inflammatory demyelinating disorders that affect the central nervous system and have a …