Testing for Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)

Introduction

April 2010

Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories Video Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussion of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice. We recommend sharing this presentation with the following caregivers: General Practitioner, Neurologist and Ophthalmologist.

Our presenter for this program is Dr. Sean Pittock, Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Co-Director of the Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Pittock reviews neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a severe, inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that predominantly affects women and disproportionately affects African Americans and Asians. He will discuss how an NMO-specific biomarker can be used to differentiate between multiple sclerosis and NMO.

Introduction

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Jump to section:

• Outline
• Testing for Neuromyelitis Optica
• Neuromyelitis Optica
• Diagnosis
• Accurate Diagnosis Essential
• NMO-IgG
• Adult NMO Spectrum Disorders
• Pediatric NMO Spectrum Disorders
• NMO Graph 1
• NMO Graph 2
• NMO Diagram
• Questions?
• Disclosure