Patients with neuromyelitis optica have a more severe disease than patients with relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis, including higher risk of dying of a demyelinating disease Pacientes com neuromielite óptica apresentam doença mais incapacitante que pacientes com esclerose múltipla, incluindo maior chance de falecerem de uma doença desmielinizante

Patients with neuromyelitis optica have a more severe disease than patients with relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis, including higher risk of dying of a demyelinating disease Pacientes com neuromielite óptica apresentam doença mais incapacitante que pacientes com esclerose múltipla, incluindo maior chance de falecerem de uma doença desmielinizante

Although neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is known to be a more severe disease than relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), few studies comparing both conditions in a single center have been done. Methods: Comparison of our previously published cohort of 41 NMO patients with 177 RRMS patients foll...

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Main Authors: Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira, Nilton Amorin de Souza, Mar Tintoré, Alberto Alain Gabbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
neuromielite óptica
esclerose múltipla
doenças desmielinizantes
fatores de risco
neuromyelitis optica
multiple sclerosis
demyelinating diseases
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000500275
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