Treatment response, risk of relapse and clinical characteristics of Taiwanese patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.11.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The long-term disease course and efficacy of maintenance therapies have rarely been investigated in Asian patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). METHODS Medical records of patients fulfilling the 2015 International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria… read more here.
Keywords: patients neuromyelitis; spectrum disorder; disease; relapse ... See more keywords
Sexual dysfunction in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.577093
Abstract: BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common but poorly understood symptom in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The study was designed to compare SD between NMOSD patients and healthy controls (HCs), and to… read more here.
Keywords: nmosd patients; sexual dysfunction; patients neuromyelitis; dysfunction ... See more keywords
AQP4-IgG may cause muscle damage in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102126
Abstract: BACKGROUND Muscle damage has been found in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), but whether this damage is related to aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G antibodies (AQP4-IgG) is uncertain. The aim of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: muscle damage; aqp4 igg; patients neuromyelitis; damage ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103320
Abstract: Background Reports on outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are scarce, as well as those related to the safety profile of the vaccines in this population. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: patients neuromyelitis; neuromyelitis optica; optica spectrum; sars cov ... See more keywords
Urinary Symptoms and Bladder Dysfunction in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: Evaluation with Urodynamics and Management
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701557
Abstract: Objective To assess lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs) and bladder dysfunction through urodynamics (filling and voiding phase of cystometrography) and management based on findings. Patients and Methods… read more here.
Keywords: bladder dysfunction; patients neuromyelitis; management; neuromyelitis optica ... See more keywords
The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Beyond Infection Risk
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.657037
Abstract: There is an increasing need for better understanding of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). A few pilot studies have investigated COVID-19 infections in NMOSD, but… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; risk; patients neuromyelitis; spectrum disorder ... See more keywords