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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages 37-40Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2015.12.005
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NMOSD; AQP4 IgG; Myelitis; Optic neuritis; Demyelinating diseases; IPND 2015 criteria; Algeria
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Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a disabling inflammatory condition that targets astrocytes in the optic nerves and spinal cord. Recent advances led to the individualization of a set of conditions now referred as NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Objective: To describe the prevalence and characteristics of NMO SD in north Algeria. Patients and methods: The present study is a retrospective and descriptive work which took place in Nedir Mohamed teaching hospital, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria. 938 Medical files of patients with CNS inflammatory demyelinating diseases were reviewed then patients with optic neuritis and/or myelitis were preselected. Patients who met the 2015 neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders criteria were selected and analyzed Results: 08 Patients (3.4%) met the 2015 criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, 3/8 (37.5%) were positive to AQ4-IgG and 5/8 (62.5%) were negative. Mean age of onset was 29 years, female to male ratio was 3:1, cerebral MRI was normal in 75% of cases and longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis was present in 75% of cases. 37/232 Patients (15.9%) were considered at high risk of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders Conclusion: The present study suggests that the spectrum of NMO disorders is a rare entity among patients with optic nerve and spinal cord demyelinating lesions in north Algeria. However, the lack of accurate AQ4-IgG test certainly underestimates its real prevalence. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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