Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
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Mult Scler Relat Disord · Apr 2018
Autoimmune and immunogenetic profile of patients with optic neuritis in a population-based cohort.
Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory optic neuropathy, where the genetic and autoimmune dependency remains poorly characterized. ⋯ ON patients had a general susceptibility to autoimmunity and two were MOG-IgG positive. HLA-DQB1*06:02 and HLA-DRB1*15:01 were associated with the presence of OCB in ON patients.
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Mult Scler Relat Disord · Apr 2018
Short transverse myelitis in Chinese patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Short transverse myelitis (STM) is considered uncommon in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). Poor recognition of STM occurring in NMOSD may lead to increased delay in diagnosis and appropriate treatment. ⋯ Initial STM does not exclude consideration of NMOSD diagnosis.