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In a large acute myelitis cohort, we aimed to determine whether brighter spotty lesions (BSLs)—using the refined terminology—on spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) help distinguish aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4-NMOSD) from myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD). An experienced neuro-radiologist and two neurologists independently analyzed 133 spinal MRI scans (65 from MOGAD and 68 from AQP4-NMOSD) acquired within 1 month of attacks. BSLs were observed in 18 of 61 (30%) participants with AQP4-NMOSD, while none of 49 participants with MOGAD showed BSL (p < 0.001). BSL during the acute phase would be useful to differentiate AQP4-NMOSD from MOGAD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We aimed to compare seroprevalence of anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies in Korean adults with inflammatory demyelinating diseases (IDDs) of the central nervous system (CNS), based on a multicenter nationwide database. Sera were analyzed using a live cell–based assay for MOG and AQP4 antibodies. Of 586 Korean adults with IDDs of the CNS, 36 (6.1%) and 185 (31.6%) tested positive for MOG and AQP4 antibodies, respectively. No participant showed double positivity. Seroprevalence of MOG antibodies was about five times lower than that of AQP4 antibodies in a large cohort of Korean adults with IDDs of the CNS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: Likelihood of clinical events occurring within the same anatomical location in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) was retrospectively investigated. Methods: A total of 236 clinical events in 90 patients with MOGAD from nine referral hospitals were analyzed via logistic regression, and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated. Anatomical lesion location was divided into four groups; optic nerve, spinal cord, cerebral hemisphere, and brainstem/cerebellum. Results: At all locations, there was an increased likelihood of a second attack occurring at the same location as the initial event (cerebral hemisphere OR = 22.14, brainstem/cerebellum OR = 18.4, spinal cord OR = 9.1, and optic nerve OR = 7.8). There was an increased likelihood of a third attack occurring at the same location as the initial event in the optic nerve (OR = 14.9), cerebral hemisphere (OR = 11.7), and spinal cord (OR = 6.7). There were positive trends toward a third clinical event occurring at the same location as the first and/or second events if the event was in the optic nerve (OR = 13.5), cerebral hemisphere (OR = 6.9), or spinal cord (OR = 5.7). Conclusions: The current study suggests that clinical relapses of MOGAD during early stage tend to recur at the same anatomical locations in the central nervous system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]