Table 1.

Characteristics of the 21 study patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Characteristic	Value
Female sex	19 (90.5)
Age at survey, mean, y	42.8
Disease duration, mean, y	8.2
Race
Black	8 (38.1)
White	13 (61.9)
Anti–aquaporin-4 seropositive	17 (81.0)
Expanded Disability Status Scale score	5.0 ±1.8
Beck Depression Inventory score	14.6 ±7.6
Fatigue Severity Scale score	46.5 ±14.2
Brief Pain Inventory score	4.5 ±2.7

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, values are given as number (percentage) or mean ± SD.