Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), or Devic’s disease, is an inflammation of the sheath that protects the nerves in the eyes and the spinal cord. It can lead to weakness, eye pain, and temporary vision loss.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks myelin, the outside layer of nerve cells. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is also an immune system attack. However, in this ...

Joanna Robles, MD, first began having unusual symptoms in the summer of 2020. She had bouts of nausea and vomiting that she couldn’t explain. Eventually doctors diagnosed her with neuromyelitis optica ...

Often, the first signs of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are sudden eye pain and vision problems. NMO, also called Devic's disease, is a rare autoimmune disease that affects your spinal cord and optic ...

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a chronic health condition that affects nerves in the eyes, spinal cord, and sometimes brain. It’s also known as Devic disease or Devic syndrome. It may cause vision loss ...

The autoimmune condition neuromyelitis optica (NMO) may affect the optic nerve, spinal cord, and brain. Life expectancy varies based on a person’s age, race, disabilities caused by NMO, and rate of ...

Autoimmune diseases are the molecular equivalent of "friendly fire": The body attacks itself instead of harmful invaders. Now, researchers from Japan have found that interrupting the complex interplay ...

Researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis. The ...

SAN DIEGO — Treatment with daratumumab, a monoclonal antibody approved to treat multiple myeloma, was associated with a significant decrease in relapse risk in patients with aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin ...

New diagnostic criteria have been introduced for neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is now to be known as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The new criteria were developed by an ...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune condition in which the body's own defenses turn against the optic nerves and spinal cord. This confusion leads to inflammation that ...

A monoclonal antibody (mAb) against a glycoprotein called repulsive guidance molecule-a (RGMa) may provide an efficient therapeutic strategy for treating neuromyelitis optica (NMO), scientists at ...