Table 4.
Acute Phase Treatment
Acute Phase Treatment | MOG-IgG + ON | AQP4-IgG + ON | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of episodes treated in our institution, n | 25 | 80 | |
Time from ON symptom onset to IVMP treatment, median (range), days | 14 (1–30) | 7 (0.5–60) | 0.66 |
PLEX, n of episodes (%) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (8.75) | 0.19 |
Abbreviations: ON, optic neuritis; MOG-IgG +, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein autoantibody-positive; AQP4-IgG +, aquaporin-4 autoantibody-positive; n, number; IVMP, intravenous methylprednisolone; SD, standard deviation; PLEX, plasma exchange.