An Abnormally High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Not an Independent Outcome Predictor in AQP4-IgG-Positive NMOSD

Background: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been investigated in many autoimmune conditions as a biomarker of inflammation and/or disease activity. The role of NLR in AQP4-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is far from clear. In this study, NLR was evaluated in...

• Autor principal: Carnero Contentti, Edgar (author)
• Otros Autores: Delgado-García, Guillermo (author), Criniti, Juan (author), López, Pablo A. (author), Pettinicchi, Juan Pablo (author), Cristiano, Edgardo (author), Miguez, Jimena (author), Correa-Díaz, Edgar Patricio (author), Álvarez Pucha, Marcelo Oswaldo (author), Miño Zambrano, Joselyn Elizabeth (author), Gómez-Figueroa, Enrique (author), Rivas-Alonso, Verónica (author), Flores-Rivera, José (author), Tkachuk, Verónica (author), Caride, Alejandro (author), Rojas, Juan Ignacio (author)
• Formato: other
• Lenguaje: spa
• Publicado: 2021
• Materias: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; Predictors; Expanded disability status scale; Relapses; Latin America; Brain MRI
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.628024; http://www.dspace.uce.edu.ec/handle/25000/23766