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Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) also known as Devic’s disease or Devic’s syndrome is an heterogeneous condition consisting of recurrent and simultaneous inflammation and demyelination of the optic nerve (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis).Currently at least two different causes are proposed based on the presence of autoantibodies against AQP4.

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