Optic neuritis: a 5-year follow-up study of Chinese patients based on aquaporin-4 antibody status and ages

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 263; no. 7; pp. 1382 - 1389
• Main Authors: Zhou, Huanfen, Zhao, Shuo, Yin, Dongfang, Chen, Xiaofei, Xu, Quangang, Chen, Tingjun, Li, Xiaoyan, Wang, Junqing, Li, Hongyang, Peng, Chunxia, Lin, Dahe, Wei, Shihui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; Antibodies; Antibodies - blood; Aquaporin 4 - immunology; Aquaporins; China; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multiple sclerosis; Myelitis, Transverse - blood; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Ophthalmology; Optic Neuritis - immunology; Optic Neuritis - metabolism; Optic Neuritis - physiopathology; Original Communication; Visual Acuity - physiology; Young Adult; Young adults; Beijing China; China; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Aquaporin-4 antibody; Optic neuritis

Little work has been performed on the long-term outcome of optic neuritis (ON) according to the status of aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-Ab) and long-term prognosis in older patients in China. This study retrospectively analyzed medical records in a cohort of Chinese patients with 5-year follow-up accor...