Epidemiology of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Its Prevalence and Incidence Worldwide

Yung Hor, Jyh; Asgari, Nasrin; Nakashima, Ichiro; Broadley, Simon; Isabel Leite, Maria; Kissani, Najib; Jacob, Anu; Marignier, Romain; G. Weinshenker, Brian; Paul, Friedemann; J. Pittock, Sean; Palace, Jacqueline; M. Wingerchuk, Dean; M. Behne, Jacinta; R. Yeaman, Michael; Fujihara, Kazuo

doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00501

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Epidemiology of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Its Prevalence and Incidence Worldwide

Published in Frontiers in Neurology • Jun 26, 2020

Authors:

Jyh Yung Hor

Nasrin Asgari

Ichiro Nakashima

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, manifesting clinically as optic neuritis, myelitis, and certain brain and brainstem syndromes. Cases clinically diagnosed as NMOSD may include aquaporin 4 (AQP4)-antibody-seropositive au...

Subject

Neuromyelitis optica

Spectrum disorder

Epidemiology

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