bone density

My Experience With a Bone Density Test as an NMO Patient

It feels like there’s a test for everything. As I hit milestones with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare autoimmune disease that can affect the spinal cord and optic nerves, I am subjected to more tests. The latest was a bone density test, also called a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)…