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NEUROLOGY 2007;68:603-605
© 2007 American Academy of Neurology

A secondary progressive clinical course is uncommon in neuromyelitis optica

D. M. Wingerchuk, MD, FRCP(C), S. J. Pittock, MD, C. F. Lucchinetti, MD, V. A. Lennon, MD, PhD and B. G. Weinshenker, MD, FRCP(C)

From the Department of Neurology (D.M.W.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ; and Departments of Neurology (S.J.P., C.F.L., V.A.L., B.G.W.), Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (V.A.L., S.J.P.), and Immunology (V.A.L.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Dean M. Wingerchuk, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259; e-mail: wingerchuk.dean{at}mayo.edu

We compared the clinical course of 96 patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) to multiple sclerosis (MS) natural history data. Based on the distribution of follow-up data (median 6.1 year), we estimated that 21 NMO patients would convert to a secondary progressive course, but we observed only two conversions (p = 0.00002; relative risk = 0.08). The disparate natural histories of MS and NMO suggest dissociation between relapses and clinical progression in CNS demyelinating diseases.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Received August 24, 2006. Accepted in final form October 23, 2006.


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