Five years ago, Aug. 28, 2017, began like any other day. I had taken the day off work to run errands, and I got up early to help my youngest daughter, Bella, get ready for school. She had just started fourth grade at a new school and had a long…
NMOSD diagnosis
A specific pattern of brain inflammation called BPCLI sometimes can occur in people with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and often is associated with encephalitis-like symptoms that may contribute to misdiagnoses. A study with that finding, “Bilateral parafalcine cortical and leptomeningeal impairment: A characteristic pattern of MOG antibody…
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