Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Clinical and immunological differences between primary and autoimmune-associated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a retrospective study
Authors' conclusion
Taiwanese patients with AD-NMOSD show distinct laboratory characteristics compared with those without autoimmune diseases.
Study context
- Population
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) cases diagnosed 2008–2023 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Participants
- 71 cases
- Exposure
- AD-NMOSD vs primary NMOSD
- AD-NMOSDn = 26
- Outcome
- Number or severity of relapses and sequelae
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
AD-NMOSD
37%
26
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Clinical and immunological differences between primary and autoimmune-associated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a retrospective study. Lupus Sci Med. Published 14 April 2025. doi:10.
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