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Mayo Clinic Research Improves Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica


Mayo Clinic researchers have identified critical properties of neuromyelitis optica, a potentially debilitating neurological disease. The findings could help physicians better care for the thousands of patients around the world with NMO. The paper was published in the journal, Proceedings … Continue reading

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Neuromyelitis Optica Affects More Than 4,000 People in United States


Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), also known as Devic’s Disease, is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which there are episodes of inflammation and damage to the myelin (fatty, protective covering of nerves) that almost exclusively affect the optic … Continue reading

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