Classical and Promising Therapies in the Management of Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders

Vesselin Karabinov
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Vesselin Karabinov: Department of Clinic of Neurology, National Heart Hospital, Bulgaria

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2019, vol. 12, issue 3, 78-80

Abstract: Neuromyelitis Optica is a severe, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system and in untreated patient leads to blindness and severe disability. It has a different prevalence rate worldwide. The prevalence of NMOSD in various studies ranges from 0.5 to 10 per 100 000. The highest prevalence is in the Asian region. Usually, recovery from an attack is incomplete. Until now, there was a lack of data with a high degree of confidence about the therapeutic strategies being implemented. Data from recent clinical trials on the efficacy of new biological therapies have shown very good results in reducing the incidence of attacks and delaying the progression of disability. Positive results have led to the approval of a drug for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica.

Keywords: Open Access Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery; Open Access Journal; juniper publishers; neurology open access journals; journal of neurology; neurology indexed journals; neurology scholarly journals; journal of neurology; neurology journals impact factor; juniper publishers reivew (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2019.12.555839

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