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KMID : 1022820160070010001
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Journal of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
2016 Volume.7 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.8
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What’s New in 2014-2015: Neuromyelitis Optica
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Lee Sun-Ah
Kim Jee-Eun
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Abstract
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Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is another idiopathic, severe demyelinating disease that preferentially involves optic nerves and spinal cord. NMO has been frequently misclassified as multiple sclerosis (MS) previously due to its similar clinical presentation. However, growing knowledge of NMO enables clinician to differentiate it from MS by clinical, laboratory (especially by presence of aquaporin- 4 antibodies), neuroimaging, and pathological characteristics. In 2014-2015, there were striking efforts to integrate the knowledge of NMO and to suggest more sensitive and accurate diagnostic criteria by international panel. In this review, we summarized recently obtained knowledge of NMO focusing its clinical and laboratory findings, therapy and highlighted the new diagnostic criteria for NMO, 2015.
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KEYWORD
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Neuromyelitis optica, Diagnostic criteria, Biomarkers, Therapy
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