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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Osaka, Japan - 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 ...
Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune disorder that targets the insulation around the nerves called the myelin. The immune system typically protects your body by fighting off bacteria and other ...
A monoclonal antibody (mAb) against a glycoprotein called repulsive guidance molecule-a (RGMa) may provide an efficient therapeutic strategy for treating neuromyelitis optica (NMO), scientists at ...
A systematic review identified 15 studies, enabling a meta-analysis of 443 NMOSD patients with 639 pregnancies. Rates of pregnancy-related NMOSD relapses were highest during the first 3 months ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thousands of Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) patients are potentially being misdiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), according to Mayo Clinic Neurologist Sean Pittock, M.D., ...
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