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Visual Outcomes Following Plasma Exchange for Optic Neuritis: An International Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of 395 Optic Neuritis Attacks.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of plasma exchange (PLEX) for optic neuritis (ON). METHODS: We conducted an international multicenter retrospective study evaluating the outcomes of ON following PLEX. Outcomes were compared to raw data from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT) using a matched subset. RESULTS: A total of 395 ON attack treated with PLEX from 317 patients were evaluated. The median age was 37 years (range 9-75), and 71% were female. Causes of ON included multiple sclerosis (108), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) (92), aquaporin-4-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4+NMOSD) (75), seronegative-NMOSD (34), idiopathic (83), and other (3). Median time from onset of vision loss to PLEX was 2.6 weeks (interquartile range [IQR], 1.4-4.0). Median visual acuity (VA) at the time of PLEX was count fingers (IQR, 20/200-hand motion), and median final VA was 20/25 (IQR, 20/20-20/60) with no differences among etiologies except MOGAD-ON, which had better outcomes. In 81 (20.5%) ON attacks, the final VA was 20/200 or worse. Patients with poor outcomes were older (P = .002), had worse VA at the time of PLEX (P < .001), and longer delay to PLEX (P < .001). In comparison with the ONTT subset with severe corticosteroid-unresponsive ON, a final VA of worse than 20/40 occurred in 6 of 50 (12%) PLEX-treated ON vs 7 of 19 (37%) from the ONTT treated with intravenous methylprednisolone without PLEX (P = .04). CONCLUSION: Most ON attacks improved with PLEX, and outcomes were better than attacks with similar severity in the ONTT. The presence of severe vision loss at nadir, older age, and longer delay to PLEX predicted a worse outcome whereas MOGAD-ON had a more favorable prognosis. NOTE: Publication of this article is sponsored by the American Ophthalmological Society
sj-docx-1-msj-10.1177_13524585231221664 – Supplemental material for The absence of antibodies in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis may predict a more favourable prognosis
Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-msj-10.1177_13524585231221664 for The absence of antibodies in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis may predict a more favourable prognosis by Chiara Rocchi, Mirasol Forcadela, Patricia Kelly, Samantha Linaker, Emily Gibbons, Maneesh Bhojak, Anu Jacob, Shahd Hamid and Saif Huda in Multiple Sclerosis Journal</p
sj-docx-2-msj-10.1177_13524585231221664 – Supplemental material for The absence of antibodies in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis may predict a more favourable prognosis
Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-msj-10.1177_13524585231221664 for The absence of antibodies in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis may predict a more favourable prognosis by Chiara Rocchi, Mirasol Forcadela, Patricia Kelly, Samantha Linaker, Emily Gibbons, Maneesh Bhojak, Anu Jacob, Shahd Hamid and Saif Huda in Multiple Sclerosis Journal</p