Table 2.
Clinical characteristics | AQP4-IgG positive NMOSD (n = 41) | MOG-IgG positive NMOSD (n = 7) | AQP4 and MOG-IgG negative NMOSD (n = 3) |
---|---|---|---|
LETM | 28 (68%) | 6 (86%) | 3 (100%) |
Optic Neuritis | 14 (34%) | 6 (86%) | 2 (67%) |
Area Postrema syndrome | 8 (20%) | 0 | 0 |
Other Brainstem syndrome | 0 | 1 (14%) | 1 (33%) |
Symptomatic cerebral syndrome | 1 (2%) | 4 (57%) | 0 |
Symptomatic narcolepsy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: AQP4-IgG, Aquaporin-4-IgG; LETM, Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis; MOG-IgG, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG; NMOSD, Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.