I’ve lost so much to this condition. I don’t know what the next relapse
will do to me.

– Person living with Neuromyelitis Optica
Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)*

* Images are for illustrative purposes only.
Quotes are composites based on actual experiences of real people living with NMOSD.

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The NMOSD Podcast Series

Experts discuss topics from diagnosis to living well with NMOSD

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WHY EVERY ATTACK MATTERS

For the majority of patients with NMOSD, attacks are inevitable1,2

This short video reveals the impact NMOSD can have on the lives of patients.

Up to

92.7%

of patients with aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G positive (AQP4-IgG+) NMOSD have experienced an attack1

The complement cascade is a key cause of AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD3,4

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Learn about the pathophysiology of NMOSD and the devastating consequences of the complement cascade.

HOW TO DIAGNOSE NMOSD

Confirm NMOSD before
the next attack

This short video gives a quick overview on the diagnosis of NMOSD

73%

of NMOSD cases have aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) antibodies present.5 AQP4-IgG antibodies are not present in MS cases.6,7

42.5% of patients with NMOSD were initially misdiagnosed with MS, in a retrospective study; this became less common after AQP4-IgG testing became commercially available in 2005 (20% vs 54.2% before 2005; P<0.007).1*

NMOSD VS MS

Learn the key differentiators of NMOSD and MS, including patient demographics, pathology, and impact.

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*Retrospective study based on the German Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS) registry of 175 patients with NMOSD and known AQP4 antibody status; an expert panel of NEMOS members reviewed all cases from August 2009 to August 2011; 31/73 with available data were initially misdiagnosed with MS.1

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