A clue comes from a little known but equally devastating disease called neuromyelitis optica (NMO).    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Until it receives Biogen's approval, Genentech also must stop working on ocrelizumab for a blindness disease called neuromyelitis optica, and stop work on a different drug for cancer, the panel ruled, according to Biogen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biogen Gains Edge in Drug Talks] Reference

Wolf has neuromyelitis optica, a condition that results in optic neuritis, an inflammation of the optic nerves.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Argonaut] Reference

In fact, all the studies before 2004 can be affected by the impossibility to distinguish MS and neuromyelitis optica.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference

He noted that rituximab has been used successfully in controlled and uncontrolled trials of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica.    From Wordnik.com.  [MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians] Reference

There has been no previous report of neuromyelitis optica from our practice environment, and we are not aware of any case associated with antiphospholipid syndrome in an African person.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Devic’s disease neuromyelitis optica.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Autoimmune Epidemic] Reference