Neuromyelitis optica

S Jarius, F Paul, BG Weinshenker, M Levy… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO; also known as Devic syndrome) is a clinical syndrome
characterized by attacks of acute optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. In most patients …

Vitamin D in the prevention, prediction and treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases

P Koduah, F Paul, JM Dörr - Epma Journal, 2017 - Springer
Vitamin D research has gained increased attention in recent times due to its roles beyond
bone health and calcium homeostasis, such as immunomodulation. In some parts of the …

Long-term disability in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with a history of myelitis is associated with age at onset, delay in diagnosis/preventive treatment, MRI …

MA Mealy, SE Mossburg, SH Kim, S Messina… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune disease of
the central nervous system (CNS) that preferentially targets the spinal cord and optic nerves …

A comprehensive review on the role of genetic factors in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

S Ghafouri-Fard, T Azimi, M Taheri - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) comprise a variety of disorders being
described by optic neuritis and myelitis. This disorder is mostly observed in sporadic form …

Immunopathogenesis in myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica

Z Wang, Y Yan - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Myasthenia gravis (MG) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are autoimmune channelopathies
of the peripheral neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and central nervous system (CNS) that are …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of neuromyelitis optica and clinical characteristics of neuromyelitis optica patients in Puerto Rico

S Zarei, J Eggert, L Franqui-Dominguez… - Surgical Neurology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the central
nervous system. It is characterized by concurrent inflammation and demyelination of the …

Low vitamin D-25 (OH) level in Indonesian multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optic patients

W Kusumadewi, D Imran, F Witjaksono… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Vitamin D deficiency is commonly found in multiple sclerosis (MS) and
Neuromyelitis Optic (NMO) patients and can impair the immunological status. As a tropical …

Adaptive immunity is the key to the understanding of autoimmune and paraneoplastic inflammatory central nervous system disorders

R Weissert - Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
There are common aspects and mechanisms between different types of autoimmune
diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders …

Vitamin D and demyelinating diseases: neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS)

C Rodney, S Rodney, RM Millis - Autoimmune diseases, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in all ages regardless of climate or geographical location
and evidence is emerging that the incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing …

Experimental models of neuromyelitis optica: current status, challenges and future directions

M Li, Y Yan - Neuroscience bulletin, 2015 - Springer
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a recurrent inflammatory disease that predominantly attacks
the opticnerves and spinal cord. NMO-IgG, the specific autoantibody present in the vast …