Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and related demyelinating diseases, including myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), represent a spectrum of autoimmune ...

NMOSD accounts for 1 to 2% of all cases of CNS inflammatory demyelinating disease in the United States and Europe, with multiple sclerosis being much more common, but NMOSD accounts for one third or ...

THE demyelinating diseases of the nervous system remain a challenge to scientific investigation and a stumbling block in medical therapy. Comprising an important group of neurologic disorders, they ...

Demyelinating disease, including multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica, can affect children and teens. Our program works closely with the Multiple Sclerosis Program at University of Utah ...

Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Sorocaba (state of São Paulo, Brazil) have developed a technique to diagnose early-stage multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central ...

High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis.

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

A new report examined optic nerve lesion length, measured on brain magnetic resonance imaging, at the acute phase of ON in 51 individuals. Optic nerve lesion length was significantly associated with ...

This patient presented with the gradual onset of progressive weakness that eventually involved all four extremities. The pattern of weakness suggested localization to the muscle, neuromuscular ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Been missing hearing Jimmy Cefalo’s dulcet tones in the mornings on 610-WIOD AM? The radio host returned Monday to the air waves, revealing the reason for his absence the past few weeks. Cefalo, 64, ...