Socioeconomic burden of AQP4-antibody seropositive NMOSD: a nationwide registry-based study

Published on 08/30/2024

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Viktoria Papp¹, Malthe Wandall-Holm², Kristina Bacher Svendsen³, Jette Frederiksen⁴, Finn Sellebjerg⁴, Zsolt Illes¹, Melinda Magyari²,⁴

¹Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
²Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
³Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
⁴Department of Neurology, Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence to Dr Viktoria Papp; papp.vittoria@gmail.com

Abstract

Background AQP4-antibody seropositive (AQP4-Ab+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may cause reduced work capability due to disability. Here, we evaluated the socioeconomic status of patients with AQP4-Ab+NMOSD in off-label therapy era compared with the general population.
Methods A longitudinal nationwide population-based study including all Danish patients with AQP4-Ab+NMOSD and matched controls from the general population. The cohort was...

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