Neuromyelitis Optica Linked to Antibody Exposure During Fetal Development, Feinstein Institutes Study Finds
MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) leading to eye pain, blindness and even paralysis. NMOSD mostly affects women of childbearing age and may cause abnormal pregnancies. Research from scientists at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research shed new clues into why offspring of mothers with NMOSD might be affected and published their findings in Science Translational Medicine. NMOSD is