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Neuromyelitis optica and pregnancy
(Springer, 2013-10-01)
Less than a hundred cases of pregnancies in women with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) have been published in the world. the aim of the present study was to add the Brazilian experience to this subject. Cases of women with NMO ...
Diffusion tensor imaging of the cervical spinal cord of patients with Neuromyelitis Optica
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-06-01)
Background: Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) metrics, but the conclusions were based on evaluations of the entire cervical ...
Anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies in the context of assorted immune-mediated diseases
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02-01)
Background and purposes: Anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies are specific markers for Devics disease. This study aimed to test if this high specificity holds in the context of a large spectrum of systemic autoimmune and non-autoimmune ...
European Ancestry Predominates in Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis Patients from Brazil
(2013-03-20)
Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is considered relatively more common in non-Whites, whereas multiple sclerosis (MS) presents a high prevalence rate, particularly in Whites from Western countries populations. However, ...