Treatment of optic neuritis by plasma exchange (add-on) in neuromyelitis optica.
Neuromyelitis optica following thymectomy with severe spinal cord atrophy after frequent relapses for 30 years]. [Article in Japanese] Hironishi M, Ishimoto S, Sawanishi T, Miwa H, Kawachi I, Kondo T. Source Department of Internal Medicine, Seishokai Kasei-Tamura Hospital.
Neuromyelitis optica.
Treatment of neuromyelitis optica: an evidence based review.
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) or Devic’s disease is an uncommon idiopathic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with selective involvement of the optic nerves and spinal cord. There are no scientifically proven guidelines on treatment of this condition either in the acute attacks or on a long-term basis.