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Sep 25th, 2021 - Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) associated with active replication of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is rare. High-dose corticosteroids are the mainstay treatment of NMOSD; however, these may cause reactivation of viral replication in pati...

Sep 24th, 2021 - Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG antibody associated disorders (MOGAD) comprise two groups of rare neuroinflammatory diseases that cause attack-related damage to the central nervous system...

Sep 22nd, 2021 - Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) and aquaporin-4 IgG seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD) are generally considered to be relapsing disorders, without clinical progression or subclinical ...

Sep 19th, 2021 - NMOSD: is a disease shown to be highly associated with other diseases such as autoimmune diseases. There are a few reports of this association with cancer. So, this systematic review aimed to obtain a broad understanding on the cancers associated ...

Sep 18th, 2021 - Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by acute optic neuritis (ON) and transverse myelitis (TM). NMO is caused by a pathogenic serum IgG antibody against the water...

Jun 21st, 2015 - Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory CNS syndrome distinct from multiple sclerosis (MS) that is associated with serum aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G antibodies (AQP4-IgG). Prior NMO diagnostic criteria required optic nerve and spinal cord i...

Apr 17th, 2021 - Black patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may respond differently to common MS treatment compared to their White peers, new research suggests. In a study of almost 200 patients, Black participant...

Mar 11th, 2021 - While they're extraordinarily expensive, a trio of newly approved medications is providing a variety of effective treatment options for patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a neurologist told colleagues. "Patients have a c...

Mar 5th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Like other people, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who become infected with COVID-19 face worse outcomes if they're older and more disabled,...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Enspryng (satralizumab) Satralizumab is indicated for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in adults who are antiaquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody positive. It is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor. ...

Oct 22nd, 2020 - New developments in treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) have opened up options for disease treatment in pediatric patients, but have led to some uncertainty and confusion as well. At the2020 CNS-ICNA Conjoint Meeting, held ...