Category: NMO (NMOSD/Devics)

NMOSD PATIENTS MAY BE HIDDEN WITHIN THE MS POPULATION

 NMO vs MS – Click:  https://bit.ly/3tfnPZS An accurate diagnosis of NMOSD is critical, as patients with NMOSD have been misdiagnosed with MS1 Differential…

Stuart Schlossman

What is: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD / NMO)

 Synonyms of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (Asian, Japanese) opticospinal MS Devic disease Devic syndrome optic neuromyelitis opticomyelitis NMOSD Subdivisions of…

Stuart Schlossman

Eculizumab Shows Better Prolonging of Time to NMOSD Relapse Than Other Treatments

 October 17, 2021  – Marco Meglio An indirect comparison study evaluated relative treatment effects of eculizumab (Soliris; Alexion), inebilizumab (Uplizna; Horizon),…

Stuart Schlossman

The Status of NMOSD Patient Education and the Development Pipeline

 August 28, 2021  – Matt Hoffman Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, clinical research director of the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center, provided…

Stuart Schlossman

Neuromyelitis Optica ( NMO) vs. Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

  NMO and MS – The Key Differences In the past, Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) was considered to be a severe variant of multiple…

Stuart Schlossman

B-Cell Depletion May Indicate Reduced COVID-19 Antibody Response Among Patients With MS

  New research demonstrates that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who were asymptomatic for COVID-19 had lower antibody levels against…

Stuart Schlossman

Native American ancestry significantly contributes to neuromyelitis optica susceptibility in the admixed Mexican population

  Abstract Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is an autoimmune disease with a higher prevalence in non-European populations. Because the Mexican population…

Stuart Schlossman

New Genentech Data at 2021 AAN Highlight Impact and Breadth of Expanding Neuroscience Portfolio (MS and NMOD information in this article)

 Wednesday, Apr 7, 2021 Evrysdi (risdiplam) 2-year FIREFISH Part 2 data show improvement in motor function in infants with Type…

Stuart Schlossman

What’s the Difference Between Neuromyelitis Optica and MS?

Two nerve conditions Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks myelin, the outside layer of nerve cells.…

Stuart Schlossman

Quantitative spinal cord MRI in MOG-antibody disease, neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis

Published: 18 November 2020 Click HERE to Subscribe for the MS Beacon Newsletter Abstract Spinal cord involvement is a hallmark…

Stuart Schlossman

Categories

Latest Blog Posts