NMOPedia
Introduction
NMOpedia: Digital Education Platform is a series of informational PowerPoint presentations made available for the scientific community by The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation and its trusted team of scientific advisors. Each module offers a succinct exploration of the research surrounding NMO/SD with a particular focus and clearly-defined learning goals.
Module 1 – Basic Diagnosis
A succinct overview of the current approaches to diagnosis of NMO/SD, based on the 2015 IPND Criteria (Neurology 85:177-189). Learning goals for this module include:
- Consider NMO/SD Diagnosis
- Suspect NMO/SD Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Workup Schema
- Ancillary Diagnostic Tests
- Differential Diagnosis
Module 2 – Pathophysiology
A primer outlining the current understanding of NMO/SD pathophysiology, based on recent published literature in the field. Learning goals for this module include:
- Astrocytes & AQP4 Protein
- NMO/SD Etiologic Theories
- Loss of Immune Tolerance
- Pathogenesis of NMO/SD
- Clinical Laboratory Results