Clinical features of neuromyelitis optica in a large Japanese cohort: comparison between phenotypes

Abstract

The clinical characteristics of AQP4-ab-positive patients were similar. However, optic neuritis was more common in paediatric patients, while myelitis was more common in older patients. A small number of patients exhibited only cerebral, brainstem, or cerebellar lesions during the initial several years and lower Extended Disability Status Scale scores.