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How long do you maintain a patient with seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder on disease modifying therapy?

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Neurology · Massachusetts General Hospital

Neuromyelitis optica never goes away, as far as we know. Stopping immunotherapy will likely lead to a relapse at some point. Some meds provide a short "honeymoon" period of durable risk reduction beyond the treatment period - that may include eculizumab according to the phase 2 trial in NMO. But sto...

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