International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

M. Wingerchuk, Dean; Banwell, Brenda; L. Bennett, Jeffrey; Cabre, Philippe; M. Carroll, William; Chitnis, Tanuja; Sèze, de; Fujihara, Kazuo; Greenberg, Benjamin; Jacob, Anu; Jarius, Sven; Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, Marco; Levy, Michael; H. Simon, Jack; Tenembaum, Silvia; Traboulsee, Anthony; Waters, Patrick; E. Wellik, Kay; G. Weinshenker, Brian

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000001729

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International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Published in Neurology • Jun 19, 2015

Authors:

Dean M. Wingerchuk

Brenda Banwell

Jeffrey L. Bennett

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory CNS syndrome distinct from multiple sclerosis (MS) that is associated with serum aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G antibodies (AQP4-IgG). Prior NMO diagnostic criteria required optic nerve and spinal cord involvement but more restricted or more extensive CNS ...

Subject

Neuromyelitis optica

Medicine

Multiple sclerosis

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