Table 1. The clinical profiles of patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO)/NMO NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Patients	NMO/NMOSD	MS
Number	20	8
Age	49.4 ± 3.9	43.0 ± 4.8
Male:Female	4:16	4:4
Disease duration	8.1 ± 2.0	9.9 ± 3.7
Relapses in the last 2 years	1.2 ± 0.3	2.3 ± 0.5
EDSS ∗ score in disease remission	3.3 ± 0.5	4.1 ± 1.0

The values are expressed as the numbers or means ± standard error of the mean (SEM)

^∗ Expanded disability status scale