Application and interpretation of core elements of the 2015 NMOSD diagnostic criteria in routine clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We evaluated comprehension and application of the 2015 neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) criteria core elements by neurologists in Latin America (LATAM) who routinely diagnose and care for NMOSD patients by (i) identifying typical/suggestive NMOSD syndromes, (ii) detecting typical MRI NMOSD lesions and meeting MRI dissemination in space (DIS) criteria, and (iii) evaluating historical symptoms suggestive of NMOSD.

Methods

We conducted an anonymous, voluntary, self-administered web- and case-based survey cross-sectional study from October 2023 to January 2024 of neurologists identified through the LACTRIMS database. Questions were presented first through iterative clinical cases or imaging, followed by questions directly evaluating comprehension of defi

SUBMITTER: Carnero Contentti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671362 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature