Non-immune system comorbidity in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

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Comorbidities may influence the clinical features, prognosis, and treatment outcomes of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). The aim of this study was to determine the status of non-immune system comorbidities in patients with NMOSD and the effect on treatment response and prognosis. We retrospectively collected data from all patients who met the 2015 NMOSD diagnostic criteria from the NMOSD database established by our center. Patients were divided into positive and negative groups based on the presence of non-immune disease comorbidities. Patient data, clinical characteristics, treatment response, prognosis, and mortality were compared between the two groups. A total of 138 patients with NMOSD plus comorbidities were included, and 404 patients without comorbidities were selected as controls. The average age at onset was older (45 years vs 38 years, P < 0.001), the mean body mass index was higher (23.12 vs 22.04, P = 0.042) and more patients experienced relapse after immunotherapy (68.5 % vs 54.5 %, P = 0.020) in the comorbidity group than in the non-comorbidity group. Multifocal central nervous system lesions as an initial symptom was more common in the comorbidity group than in the non-comorbidity group (30.4 % vs 18.32 %, P = 0.003). Further, more patients experienced severe vision attacks (28.3 % vs 15.8 %, P = 0.003) and severe motor attacks (30.4 % vs 11.9 %, P < 0.001) in the comorbidity group than in the non-comorbidity group. In conclusion, patients with NMOSD with comorbidities tended to be older, less responsive to treatment, and at a higher risk of vision loss and paralysis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 107(2023) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 16-22

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cai, Linjun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hongxi [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ziyan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaofei [VerfasserIn]
Du, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Yanling [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Lingyao [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Wenqin [VerfasserIn]
Mou, Zichao [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hongyu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aquaporin 4
Clinical features
Comorbidity
Journal Article
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
Treatment

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Date Completed 30.12.2022

Date Revised 03.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jocn.2022.11.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349749582