Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), or Devic’s disease, is an inflammation of the sheath that protects the nerves in the eyes and the spinal cord. It can lead to weakness, eye pain, and temporary vision loss.

Joanna Robles, MD, first began having unusual symptoms in the summer of 2020. She had bouts of nausea and vomiting that she couldn’t explain. Eventually doctors diagnosed her with neuromyelitis optica ...

Often, the first signs of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are sudden eye pain and vision problems. NMO, also called Devic's disease, is a rare autoimmune disease that affects your spinal cord and optic ...

Neuromyelitis optica is a rare chronic condition that causes eye pain and even vision loss. This disease happens when your own immune system attacks your nervous system. In this article, we look at ...

The disease attacks astrocytes, which are support cells in the brain and spinal cord. (Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library)/) ...

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a chronic health condition that affects nerves in the eyes, spinal cord, and sometimes brain. It’s also known as Devic disease or Devic syndrome. It may cause vision loss ...

Researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis. The ...

Autoimmune diseases are the molecular equivalent of "friendly fire": The body attacks itself instead of harmful invaders. Now, researchers from Japan have found that interrupting the complex interplay ...

A monoclonal antibody (mAb) against a glycoprotein called repulsive guidance molecule-a (RGMa) may provide an efficient therapeutic strategy for treating neuromyelitis optica (NMO), scientists at ...

New diagnostic criteria have been introduced for neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is now to be known as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The new criteria were developed by an ...