Classification, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

IK Sand - Current opinion in neurology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Current multiple sclerosis phenotypic classifications include relapsing-remitting multiple
sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, radiologically isolated syndrome, primary …

Neuromyelitis optica and the evolving spectrum of autoimmune aquaporin‐4 channelopathies: a decade later

SJ Pittock, CF Lucchinetti - Annals of the new York Academy of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of AQP4‐IgG (a pathogenic antibody that targets the astrocytic water channel
aquaporin‐4), as the first sensitive and specific biomarker for any inflammatory central …

Aquaporin-4 autoimmunity

A Zekeridou, VA Lennon - Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and a related spectrum of inflammatory CNS disorders are
unified by detection of a serum autoantibody specific for the aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water …

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

F Costello - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews the cardinal clinical features, distinct
immunopathology, current diagnostic criteria, relapse-related risk factors, emerging …

Pregnancy outcomes in aquaporin-4–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

MM Nour, I Nakashima, E Coutinho, M Woodhall… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To investigate the association between neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
(NMOSD) and pregnancy outcome. Methods: An international cohort of women with …

Integrated diagnosis project for inflammatory myopathies: an association between autoantibodies and muscle pathology

S Suzuki, A Uruha, N Suzuki, I Nishino - Autoimmunity reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of immune-mediated diseases that
involve skeletal muscle as well as many other organs. The classification of inflammatory …

Mechanisms for lesion localization in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

M Bradl, M Reindl, H Lassmann - Current opinion in neurology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The pathological changes observed in AQP4-antibody positive and MOG-antibody positive
NMOSD patients are strikingly similar to those found in corresponding animal models, and …

Pathogenic implications of cerebrospinal fluid barrier pathology in neuromyelitis optica

Y Guo, SD Weigand, BF Popescu, VA Lennon… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Pathogenic autoantibodies associated with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) induce disease by
targeting aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels enriched on astrocytic endfeet at blood–brain …

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

DM Wingerchuk, CF Lucchinetti - New England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
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Fatigue in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and its impact on quality of life

JM Seok, M Choi, EB Cho, HL Lee, BJ Kim, KH Lee… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Fatigue is a prevalent symptom and major burden in neuroimmunological diseases. In
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a severe autoimmune central nervous …