Diversity of Neuromyelitis Optica: Inner City Hospital Experience and Review of Literature

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a potentially devastating, complex autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that differs clinically and pathologically from the more common Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In this paper, we briefly describe our clinical experience with NMO patients treated in an inner city hospital in central Brooklyn, New York, and offer a an up-to-date discussion of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this rare condition.