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Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorders in Argentina: A hospital-based study.
Villa, Andrés M; Manin, Analisa; Seimandi, Carla; Finkelsteyn, Ana Mariel; Ramos, Graciela; Tenembaum, Silvia.
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  • Villa AM; División Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro Argentino de Neuroinmunología (CADENI), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: andresmariavilla@gmail.com.
  • Manin A; División Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro Argentino de Neuroinmunología (CADENI), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Seimandi C; División Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro Argentino de Neuroinmunología (CADENI), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Finkelsteyn AM; División Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro Argentino de Neuroinmunología (CADENI), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Ramos G; Laboratorio de Inmunología, Hospital General de Agudos, Dr. Carlos Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Tenembaum S; Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Gral. de Agudos Dr. Juan Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mult Scler Relat Disord ; 79: 105018, 2023 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37806234
BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an antibody-mediated autoimmune disease of the CNS, which especially affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. There is little known in Latin America (LATAM) about NMOSD, and few reports have been published in the literature so far. We aimed to describe an NMOSD study in a single center from Argentina. METHODS: A retrospective cross sectional study was carried out in a single reference center in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Data were collected from January 2000 through December 2021 using medical records from patients attending Ramos Mejia Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here we describe the clinical, laboratory, MRI, disability course, and treatment of 92 NMOSD patients. RESULTS: Mean age at the onset of symptoms was 31 years (range 2-68) with a female/male ratio of 4.8:1. 71.7 % had an early onset before the age of 50 years old, 8.7 % had a late onset of the disease and 19.6 % had an onset at pediatric age. The first symptom of NMOSD was optic neuritis in 47.8 % of the patients, followed by transverse myelitis, 33.7 % and area postrema syndrome, 5.4 %. 96.7 % of patients relapsed at least once during the follow-up period. The mean of the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) was 4.0 (range 2-8). 34,8 % had one or more associated autoimmune diseases. 78,6 % had a positive result for AQP4-IgG. The ratio of male to female was 1:8.4 vs.1:1.2 in the seropositive group vs. the seronegative. CSF results showed OCB type 2 in 6.3 %. The brain MRI did not show brain lesions in 71,7 % of the patients. 17 % presented spinal cord lesions with less than 3 vertebral segments. All patients received treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. Rituximab and azathioprine were the most used. CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest hospital-based study in an Argentina cross-sectional study of patients with NMOSD. Recurrent disease, early age at onset, female prevalence in AQP4-IgG+ patients, and the difficulty to assess new treatments, are the highlight features in our study of patients. Further Argentinian and LATAM studies will provide more information.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neuromielite Óptica Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Mult Scler Relat Disord Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neuromielite Óptica Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Mult Scler Relat Disord Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda