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An accurate diagnosis of NMOSD is critical, as patients with NMOSD have been misdiagnosed with MS1

Differential diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) from multiple sclerosis (MS) is important to individualize treatment.1-3

NMOSD PATIENTS MAY BE HIDDEN WITHIN THE MS POPULATION

In a retrospective study of patients with NMOSD, 42.5% (31/73) with available data were initially misdiagnosed with MS. The wrong diagnosis of MS became less common after aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) testing became commercially available in 2005 (20% vs 54.2% before 2005; P<0.007).1*

*Retrospective study based on the German Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS) registry of 175 patients with NMOSD and known AQP4 antibody status; an expert panel of NEMOS members reviewed all cases from August 2009 to August 2011.1

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