Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2006 May 23;66(10):1568-70.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000216233.56611.c2.

Neuromyelitis optica diagnosis in clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis

M Rubiera  1 , J Río, M Tintoré, C Nos, A Rovira, N Téllez, X Montalban
Affiliations

Neuromyelitis optica diagnosis in clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis

M Rubiera et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

The authors assessed the extent of overlap between current diagnostic criteria of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) by applying NMO criteria to a large cohort of 320 patients with clinically isolated syndromes (CIS). Twenty-three (7.2%) patients fulfilled NMO absolute criteria at some time and 1 (0.3%) also fulfilled one major supportive criterion. Therefore, even by systematically applying NMO criteria in patients with CIS, NMO diagnosis is reached infrequently.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

LinkOut - more resources