Is it time to act? Your NMOSD patients may be revealing new or worsening disease activity like pain, vision changes, or bladder/bowel symptoms or have difficulty with dosing regimens.1,2
If you hear these cries for help, it may be time to intervene.
NMOSD management should include:
Evaluating the long-term efficacy of therapy2
Assessing the ongoing impact of the disease1,2
Treatment decisions that involve more than attack reduction alone3,4
NMOSD, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
References
- Eaneff S, Wang V, Hanger M, et al. Patient perspectives on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: data from the PatientsLikeMe online community. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2017;17:116-122.
- Paul F, Marignier R, Palace J, et al. International Delphi Consensus on the management of AQP4· lgG+ NMOSD: recommendations for eculizumab, inebilizumab, and satralizumab. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2023;10(4):e200124. doi: 10.1212/NXl.0000000000200124
- Held F, Klein A-K, Berthele A. Drug treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: out with the old, in with the new? Immunotargets Ther. 2021;10:87-101
- Wingerchuk DM, Lucchinetti CF. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:631-639. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1904655