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Spinal cord involvement in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Ciccarelli, O; Cohen, JA; Reingold, SC; Weinshenker, G; (2019) Spinal cord involvement in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Lancet Neurology , 18 (2) pp. 185-197. 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30460-5. Green open access

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Abstract

Spinal cord involvement is an important cause of disability in patients with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs). Multiple sclerosis and NMOSDs can be distinguished from other disorders that cause myelopathy by results from laboratory and radiological investigations. However, limitations in the sensitivity and specificity of spinal cord imaging and poor correlation with disability megasures have impeded the understanding of the relationship between spinal cord involvement and clinical manifestations. Nevertheless, studies of the pathological features of multiple sclerosis and NMOSDs have shown that quantitatively different mechanisms lead to differences in clinical course and pattern of accrual of permanent disability in the two disorders. Better understanding of these mechanisms is necessary to develop more informative clinical measures, electrophysiological methods, fluid biomarkers, and imaging techniques to detect and monitor spinal cord involvement in the diagnosis and management of patients with multiple sclerosis or NMOSDs, and as outcome measures in clinical trials.

Type: Article
Title: Spinal cord involvement in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30460-5
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30460-5
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neuroinflammation
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10061602
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