Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD) in Chile : lessons learned from challenging cases

Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) Antibody Associated Disease (MOGAD) is an emerging disorder recognized as a clinical entity distinct from Multiple Sclerosis and Aquaporin-4-positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (NMOSD-AQP4+), and its phenotypic spectrum continues to expand. Most information about its clinical course has emerged from retrospective studies, and treatment response both in acute and chronic-relapsing disease is still limited. We aimed to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of monophasic and relapsing, paediatric and adult patients with MOGAD under regular clinical care in Chile, highlighting some challenging cases that are far from being considered benign.

METHODS: Observational, retrospective, and prospective longitudinal multicentre study including patients with positive serum MOG-IgG assessed by cell-based assay.

RESULTS: We include 35 patients, 71% women, median age at onset 30 years (range 1-68), 23% had paediatric onset, with a median disease-duration 24 months (range 12-348). In the whole cohort, the most frequent symptoms at onset were isolated optic neuritis (ON) (34%) and myelitis (22%). Encephalitis with seizures or encephalomyelitis was the most common presentation in paediatric-onset patients 75% (n = 6), compared to 11% (n = 3) of the adult-onset patients (p < 0.001). A relapsing course was observed in 34%, these patients were younger (25 vs. 34 years, p = 0.004) and with a longer disease duration (64 vs. 6 months, p = 0.004) compared to monophasic patients. Two patients developed encephalitis with seizures/status epilepticus, with concomitant positive CSF anti-NMDAR-IgG. Chronic immunotherapy was ever prescribed in 77%, the most frequent was rituximab (35%). Relapses under chronic immunotherapy occurred in 5/27 patients (18.5%), two of them under rituximab, one paediatric patient who started combined therapy with monthly IVIG and one adult patient that switched to satralizumab plus mycophenolate. The median EDSS at the last follow-up was 1.5 (range 0-6.0).

CONCLUSION: In Chile, patients with MOGAD exhibit a wide spectrum of clinical presentations at disease onset and during relapses. Close monitoring is needed, particularly in younger patients with short follow-up periods.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders - 69(2023) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 104442

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guzmán, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Vera, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Soler, Bernardita [VerfasserIn]
Uribe-San-Martin, Reinaldo [VerfasserIn]
García, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Del-Canto, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Schlatter, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Salazar, Mauricio [VerfasserIn]
Molt, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Ramirez, Karla [VerfasserIn]
Marín, José [VerfasserIn]
Pelayo, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Cruz, Juan Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Bravo-Grau, Sebastián [VerfasserIn]
Cárcamo, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Ciampi, Ethel [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

4F4X42SYQ6
Aquaporin 4
Autoantibodies
Demyelinating disease
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
MOG
MOGAD
MRI
Multicenter Study
Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
NMDAR
NMOSD
Observational Study
Relapse
Rituximab
Satralizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.02.2023

Date Revised 02.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.msard.2022.104442

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350333165