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I wasn’t very sickly as a child, but as I started to get older, I realized that I was having more health issues. People used to think I was a...

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO) is a rare inflammatory disease that affects the spinal cord, eye, and brain. Studies have found that people with NMO have an increased risk for...

For far too long, many who contend with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO), whether their diagnosis was known or unknown to them, have done so lacking the resources they deserve...

As an NMO sufferer, we all too often feel like we are going through this disease alone. We tend to think that since we are the ones that are suffering...

We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). New here? We invite you to...

The symptoms that we now recognize as NMO were first described more than 100 years ago. However, without the right technology and testing, it was hard to separate NMO from...

Increases in body temperature can worsen symptoms of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This worsening of symptoms with heat is called Uhthoff’s phenomenon. Uhthoff’s phenomenon is commonly used to describe...

More than 80 percent of people with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO) experience significant pain. This may be pain related directly to NMO or another co-occurring issue. Pain can impact...

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Medicine is based on research. Clinical trials using real people help determine how safe and effective treatments are. Research into Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO) is currently underway. A lot...

NMO is a rare condition. Doctors are not sure of the exact number of people living with NMO. According to different sources, between 4,000 and 15,000 people in the United...

NMO is sometimes seen alongside other autoimmune conditions, especially those involving abnormal antibodies. Antibodies are proteins our immune system makes to fight germs. In some cases, antibodies can mistakenly attack...

Vaccine safety and efficacy have been topics of debate for a long time. This is especially true for people with pre-existing medical conditions or those who are on immune system-weakening...

The term MS hug is well recognized in the multiple sclerosis (MS) community. How often, long, and strong it occurs can vary. While it is often described in reference to...

A clinical trial is a type of research. Research is the process scientists use to explain how our bodies work or why our bodies stop working well. Clinical trials are...

Clinical trials have a language of their own. It helps to understand the common terms used when describing a clinical trial before you sign up. Here are some of the...

Clinical trials are medical studies that pose a question: Does a new treatment work better than older treatments? Each year, thousands of treatments are tested in controlled experiments called clinical...