The history of neuromyelitis optica. Part 2: ‘Spinal amaurosis’, or how it all began

The history of neuromyelitis optica. Part 2: ‘Spinal amaurosis’, or how it all began

Abstract Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) was long considered a clinical variant of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the discovery of a novel and pathogenic anti-astrocytic serum autoantibody targeting aquaporin-4 (termed NMO-IgG or AQP4-Ab), the most abundant water channel protein in the central nervous...

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Main Authors: S. Jarius, B. Wildemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Devic’s syndrome
Optic neuritis
Transverse myelitis
Multiple sclerosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-019-1594-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-019-1594-1

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