Is there a relationship between vaccinations and NMO?
Benjamin Greenberg, MD – UT Southwestern: We commonly get asked whether or not there’s a link between vaccinations and neuromyelitis optica. In the past several years, there’s been a furor…
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Should I continue to get vaccinations if I’m on immunosuppressive therapy?
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Denver: NMO patients should be aware that many of the medications that we use for treatment suppress one or more aspects of…
What are B cells and why are they important in NMO?
James Kim, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital: B cells are part of the immune system, most well known for producing antibodies. In the normal situation, when one is infected by…
What are T cells and why are they important to NMO?
Scott Zamvil, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic: T cells are a type of lymphocyte, and T cells are really the general, or the CEO, or the conductor for the immune…
What are typical NMO symptoms in children?
Brenda Banwell, MD – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: NMO, or neuromyelitis optica, is typically an inflammatory disorder that affects the optic nerves, spinal cord, and the brain. When the…
What are typical NMO Symptoms?
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Denver: The symptoms of NMO are symptoms that predominantly affect the optic nerves or spinal cord. Because NMO can affect areas outside…
What do I need to know if I am thinking about participating in a clinical trial?
Brenda Banwell, MD – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: When a person is entertaining participation in a clinical trial, there are several important things they need to do. First, they…
What is the main role for a primary care physician treating NMO?
Marcello Matiello, MD – Harvard University: In many aspects, a primary care physician is a critical team player. We know that NMO patients need a team of doctors and healthcare…
What should a primary care physician know when treating NMO?
Robert Naismith, MD – Washington University: For NMO, it’s a really scary disease for patients, because they’ve experienced relapses that put them in the hospital and rehab, and can take…
What should patients know if taking immunosuppressive therapy?
James Bowen, MD – MS Center, Swedish Neuroscience Institute: I think one of the important things to remember about this is that these medicines are not designed to make you…
Why do we need clinical trials in NMO?
Dean Wingerchuk, MD – Mayo Clinic: We need clinical trials in NMO to be able to gather better evidence for existing and new therapies towards curing the disease. Currently, we…
What Causes NMO?
Sean Pittock, MD: For NMO, the age of onset of the disease can vary from, I think the youngest we’ve had is two years of age up until the oldest…