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JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 355, Issue 1-2, Pages 59-63Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.05.013
Keywords
Neuromyelitis optica; Aquaporin-4; Longitudinally extensive optic neuritis; MRI; Bilateral optic neuritis
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- Bayer
- company Biogen-IDEC
- company Novartis
- NIH
- Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation
- Viropharma
- Acorda
- Sanofi
- NeuralStem
- Genentech
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Objective: To differentiate MRI characteristics of optic neuritis associated with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Background: Optic neuritis is a common presenting feature of both neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis. Distinguishing between NMO and RRMS is important in guiding treatment, but biomarkers of NMO and MS can be absent early in the disease process. We looked for differences in MM characteristics of optic neuritis associated with NMO and MS that provide an early clue in the diagnostic workup. Design/Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 26 NMO and 26 RRMS patients presenting to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with MM-confirmed acute optic neuritis. MRIs were assessed to identify the location and longitudinal extent of each contrast enhancing lesion. For the purposes of this study, the optic nerve was divided into intraorbital, canalicular, pre-chiasmal, chiasmal, and optic tract. Results: There are distinct differences in MRI characteristics between NMO- and RRMS-associated optic neuritis. The majority of NMO lesions were longitudinally extensive measuring at least 17.6 mm in length and involving at least three optic nerve segments. At a cutoff of 17.6 mm lesion length, the specificity for NMO is 76.9% with a sensitivity of 80.8% and positive likelihood ratio of 3.50. Conversely, MS lesions were more commonly focal in one optic nerve segment localized anteriorly. Conclusions: Optic neuritis in NMO has a distinct pattern on MM as compared with RRMS and can help differentiate these two neuroinflammatory diseases at presentation. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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