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. 2020 Aug 17;10:13890. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70919-w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

EDSS progression by relapse occurrence in MS and NMOSD. Neurological disability did not change without attacks in NMOSD, whereas it often spontaneously improved or deteriorated irrespective of the relapses in MS. Consequently, suppressing attack occurrence is the most important objective in NMOSD, whereas facilitating spontaneous improvement could be one of the possible therapeutic strategies in MS. AQP4-IgG anti-aquaporin-4 autoantibodies, EDSS expanded disability status scale, MS multiple sclerosis, NMOSD neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.