Click Here to return To Results

 

Pathologic and Immunologic Profiles of a Limited Form of Neuromyelitis Optica with Myelitis Neurol 73:1628-1637, Yanagawa,K.,et al, 2009 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract This consistency of pathologic findings and uniformity of courses indicates that aquaporin 4-specific autoantibodies as the initiator of the neuromyelitis optica (NMO) lesion consistently play an important common role in the pathogenicity through the entire course, consisting of both limited and definite forms, and NMO continuously displays homogeneity of pathogenic effector immune mechanisms through terminal stages, whereas multiple sclerosis should be recognized as the heterogeneous 2-stage disease that could switch from inflammatory to degenerative phase. This report is a significant description comparing the pathologic and immunologic data of limited NMO with those definite NMO.

Related Tags

(click to filter results - removes previous filter) demyelinating disease gender MRI,abnormal MRI,spinal cord myelitis myelitis,longitudinal neurologic disease,diagnoses of neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease) neuromyelitis optica,IgG prognosis serologic testing spinal cord,lesion of water channel antibodies

Click Here to return To Results