Things to Know About NMO with Larry Steinman, M.D.
- We have an armamentarium of medications to deal somewhat effectively with flares of disease, and to help prevent progression of disease.
- NMO is sometimes associated with other conditions that result from an immune attack against other organs like the thyroid gland.
- Intensive research is looking for the fundamental causes of NMO, and this will likely lead to more effective treatments.
- There is a blood test that helps doctors make the diagnosis of NMO.
