Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic's Syndrome)
What is the Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica?
There is no cure for neuromyelitis optica, but there are therapies to treat an attack while it is happening, to reduce symptoms, and to prevent relapses.
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Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also called Devic's disease, is a central nervous system disorder involving inflammation of the eye nerves (optic neuritis) and inflammation of the spinal cord (myelitis).
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is a rare type of demyelinating disease.
neuromyelitis optica
njrmalats ptk noun a condition similar to multiple sclerosis in which a person has acute myelitis and ...
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Neuromyelitis Optica ... blindness
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Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid ... blindness
Ocular Herpes ... blindness
Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome ... Visual deterioration
Open-angle glaucoma ... blindness
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Multiple sclerosis
Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease)
Exposure to toxic substances (eg, lead, certain nutritional deficiencies)-This can be associated with optic neuropathy (injury to the optic nerve).
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Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyotonia
Neuronal Axonal Dystrophy, Schindler Type
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 1
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Adult Type
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Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyelitis optica, sometimes called NMO, is a rare condition that affects the spinal cord and the nerves that carry signals from the eyes to the brain, causing paralysis and blindness.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus ...
Neuromyelitis optica. Another autoimmune condition that may cause optic neuritis is neuromyelitis optica. In this condition, inflammation occurs in the optic nerve and spinal cord.
Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyotonia
Neuronal Axonal Dystrophy, Schindler Type
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 1
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Adult Type
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Juvenile
Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa ...
autoimmune (Multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica, Schilder's disease) Â- hereditary (Adrenoleukodystrophy, Alexander, Canavan, Krabbe, ML, PMD, VWM, MFC, CAMFAK syndrome) Â- Central pontine myelinolysis Â- Marchiafava-Bignami disease Â- Alpers' ...
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Autoimmune disorders (eg, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, vasculitis)
Infections (eg, HTLV-1, HIV, syphilis, human herpes simplex 6, EBV, varicella-zoster)
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
Transverse Myelitis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
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studies indicated that about 30% of individuals with optic neuritis are at risk of developing MS, more recent investigations indicate chances of developing MS in the decades following diagnosis may be much higher (Graham). Neuromyelitis optica, ...
 See also: Myelitis, Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Symptom, Surgery
  
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