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Clinical and radiological characteristics of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in the North Egyptian Nile Delta.
Journal of Neuroimmunology 2018 November 16
BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that was previously thought to be a subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS). Epidemiology studies of NMOSD are rare in both Middle East and North African countries. To our knowledge, there are no such studies in Egypt. Herein, we describe a case series of NMOSD patients from North Egyptian Nile Delta region and compare them to NMOSD in other parts in the Middle East and the world.
METHODS: This is a case series study of NMOSD patients who were seen at the neuroimmunology clinic, Elhadara Hospital, University of Alexandria, Egypt, from January 2017 to January 2018. We describe their clinical, serological and radiological features.
RESULTS: Our study identified twenty Egyptian patients, all of who fulfilled the 2015 international NMOSD diagnostic criteria. Ten tested positive for AQP4 antibodies in the serum while the other ten were seronegative. The mean age at onset was 27.8 years with an average disease duration of 6.8 years. There was a strong female predominance with a ratio of 5.6:1. We identified clinical features of the cohort that differ from those reported in other worldwide studies.
INTERPRETATION: This is the first NMOSD case series in Egypt. Despite some limitation in testing and access to care, there are features of our NMOSD cases that appear to be different from other worldwide cohorts reported in the literature.
METHODS: This is a case series study of NMOSD patients who were seen at the neuroimmunology clinic, Elhadara Hospital, University of Alexandria, Egypt, from January 2017 to January 2018. We describe their clinical, serological and radiological features.
RESULTS: Our study identified twenty Egyptian patients, all of who fulfilled the 2015 international NMOSD diagnostic criteria. Ten tested positive for AQP4 antibodies in the serum while the other ten were seronegative. The mean age at onset was 27.8 years with an average disease duration of 6.8 years. There was a strong female predominance with a ratio of 5.6:1. We identified clinical features of the cohort that differ from those reported in other worldwide studies.
INTERPRETATION: This is the first NMOSD case series in Egypt. Despite some limitation in testing and access to care, there are features of our NMOSD cases that appear to be different from other worldwide cohorts reported in the literature.
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