1981
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(81)90022-0
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Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica in tropical and subtropical countries

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“…It accounts for a disproportionate fraction of all cases of CNS demyelinating disease in peoples of Asian, African-American, or Hispanic background when compared with those of Northern European descent [1,29]. Furthermore, there are groups such as aboriginal peoples of North American or indigenous Africans in which the scarce reported cases of CNS demyelinating disease have clinical or pathological features of neuromyelitis optica [33][34][35][36][37]. Whether these characteristics of the disease are related to female predominance of the disease is unknown.…”
Section: Epidemiology Of Neuromyelitis Optica Including Gender Ratiomentioning
confidence: 91%
“…It accounts for a disproportionate fraction of all cases of CNS demyelinating disease in peoples of Asian, African-American, or Hispanic background when compared with those of Northern European descent [1,29]. Furthermore, there are groups such as aboriginal peoples of North American or indigenous Africans in which the scarce reported cases of CNS demyelinating disease have clinical or pathological features of neuromyelitis optica [33][34][35][36][37]. Whether these characteristics of the disease are related to female predominance of the disease is unknown.…”
Section: Epidemiology Of Neuromyelitis Optica Including Gender Ratiomentioning
confidence: 91%
“…La localización precisa de ese target antigénico y su función exacta dentro del SNC no ha sido completamente aclarada así como qué papel desempeñaría en el desarrollo de la enfermedad. Sin embargo, es claro que esta vía parece estar involucrada directamente con el proceso y que su identificación ha permitido no solo comenzar a aclarar la fisiopatología de la enfermedad (2,54,55,62), diferenciarla de la EM y establecer un pronóstico sino fundamentalmente optimizar parcialmente el tratamiento de los pacientes afectados, dirigiéndolo hacia un aspecto más racional; ya sea inmunosuprimiendo al paciente afectado o eventualmente bloqueando en él la producción de anticuerpos. No obstante, se podría decir que este es solo el principio y mucho queda por descubrir acerca de esta afectación discapacitante y progresiva que en la actualidad ofrece muchos interrogantes y solo algunas respuestas (22,56,57,62).…”
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“…Existen diferentes reportes de la asociación de la NMO con el lupus eritematoso sistémico. (3,53,54) Algunos autores sugieren que exista una relación de los anticuerpos anticardiolipinas y los del lupus anticoagulante. La NMO también se ha encontrado asociada con el Síndrome de Sjögren (SS) (3,55,56).…”
Section: Asociaciones De Otras Patologías Con La Nmounclassified
“…The etiology of NMO is unknown but it is believed to be an autoimmune disorder triggered by an environmental factor, possibly an infection, in genetically susceptible individuals [1113]. The principal effector in NMO is the self-reactive, complement-activating anti-aqp4 antibody [14].…”
Section: Neuromyelitis Optica: An Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%