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by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: Forum: Signs and Symptoms
Topic: Optic neuritis signs and symptoms.
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Views: 6144

Optic neuritis signs and symptoms.

Optic neuritis usually affects one eye. Symptoms might include: Pain. Most people who develop optic neuritis have eye pain that's worsened by eye movement. Sometimes the pain feels like a dull ache behind the eye. Vision loss in one eye. Most people have at least some temporary reduction in vision, ...
by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: Forum: Signs and Symptoms
Topic: Paresthesia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosing & treatment
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Views: 6104

Paresthesia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosing & treatment

Definition: Paresthesia Paresthesia is defined as an abnormal sensation of the body, such as numbness, tingling, or burning. These sensations may be felt in the fingers, hands, toes, or feet. Depending on the cause, the sensation of paresthesia can be short-term and disappear quickly, such as when i...
by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:44 pm
Forum: Forum: Signs and Symptoms
Topic: Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica
Replies: 0
Views: 6127

Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica

Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica. Abaroa L1, Rodríguez-Quiroga SA, Melamud L, Arakaki T, Garretto NS, Villa Author information Department of Neurology, Hospital José Maria Ramos Mejía, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires...
by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Clinical Research
Topic: Stem cell clinical trials
Replies: 0
Views: 4851

Stem cell clinical trials

There are different protocols investigated using Stem Cell research in NMO. Please be sure to look at all options and always go to clinicaltrials.gov for further information. Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a demyelinating and degenerative disorder of the CNS affecting vision and spinal cord function....
by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: China Study
Topic: China study
Replies: 0
Views: 8613

China study

It is worth it since the book is based on one of the largest comprehensive studies of human nutrition ever conducted, launched via a partnership between Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine, with data collected over a span of 20 years. In The China ...
by Ashlee
Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: Forum: Anti-Mog
Topic: Why MOG Antibody Disease May or May Not Be Part of the Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum
Replies: 0
Views: 5031

Why MOG Antibody Disease May or May Not Be Part of the Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum

BY ED SUSMAN PARIS—Should myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody disease, which causes brain inflammation, be no longer considered a disorder in the neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum? Experts debated the question here at the joint meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Res...
by Ashlee
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: Forum: Facebook Groups and pages
Topic: The Guthy Jackson Foundation
Replies: 0
Views: 4682

The Guthy Jackson Foundation

This Foundation was started by Victoria Jackson and her husband Bill Guthy after their daughter was diagnosed with NMO. It is the largest foundation devoted to finding a cure for NMO.

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/guthyjacksonfoundation/

Website:
https://guthyjacksonfoundation.org/
by Ashlee
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Forum: Facebook Groups and pages
Topic: Johns Hopkins group
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Views: 4882

Johns Hopkins group

This group was started and is ran by Dr. Michael Levy. He is a neurologist and research Doctor for Johns Hopkins Hospital.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/416192231788552/
by Ashlee
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:41 pm
Forum: Forum: Facebook Groups and pages
Topic: TM,NMO,MS and other autoimmune conditions pregnancy group
Replies: 0
Views: 4746

TM,NMO,MS and other autoimmune conditions pregnancy group

This group was started to help support women who are thinkingabout starting a family or who are pregnant and after.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1470517593220550/
by Ashlee
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: Forum: Facebook Groups and pages
Topic: My devics family group
Replies: 0
Views: 4818

My devics family group

This group was started by Ian Hill. He was diagnosed with devic's disease (NMO) in 2005. He created this group to bring one another together.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/MyDevicsFamily/

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