Joanna Robles, MD, first began having unusual symptoms in the summer of 2020. She had bouts of nausea and vomiting that she couldn’t explain. Eventually doctors diagnosed her with neuromyelitis optica ...

The goal of this retrospective study was to assess the diagnostic value and clinical characteristics of painful tonic spasm (PTS) in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO). At 2 referral hospitals, ...

Antibodies to aquaporin-4 (also known as AQP4-Ab or NMO-IgG) are sensitive and highly specific serum markers of autoimmune neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Second-generation recombinant diagnostic assays ...

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) can be a devastating rare disease, but a lack of awareness among doctors means patients are often misdiagnosed for years, while research into cures is sparse. After being ...

In the autoimmune disorder neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. This can cause symptoms such as loss of vision and changes in sensation. Early and ...

A systematic review found the highest incidence and prevalence of NMO/NMOSD among Caribbean-African populations. Middle-aged adults—those between 40 and 59 years old—had the highest incidence rates of ...

Autoimmune diseases are the molecular equivalent of "friendly fire": the body attacks itself instead of harmful invaders. Now, researchers from Japan have found that interrupting the complex interplay ...

Researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis. The ...

Corresponding Author: Ilana Katz Sand, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and other coauthors. Bottom Line: The addition of cetirizine (the ...

Arising from: Hemmer B and Stüve O (2007) Revised criteria for neuromyelitis optica–a new diagnostic standard? Nat Clin Pract Neurol 3: 132–133 doi:10.1038 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced their latest drug pipeline analysis report on neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome). The report includes a detailed analysis of the pipeline ...

The combination of optic neuritis and myelitis, the so-called Neuromyelitis optica is an uncommon pattern of demyelinating disorder. In 1870, Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt first reported the association ...