Patterns of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder attacks in different age groups and sexes depending on the status of immunosuppressive therapy: A retrospective cohort study

Author:

Luo Wenqin1,Shi Ziyan1,Kong Lingyao1,Wang Xiaofei1,Zhou Hongyu1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu P.R. China

Abstract

AbstractBackground and purposeThe association between onset age and sex with relapse risk in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) remains inconclusive. We aimed to describe the clinical features of patients with NMOSD in different age groups and sexes and to analyse relapse characteristics pre‐ and post‐immunosuppressive therapy (IST).MethodsPatients with NMOSD were retrospectively reviewed from our clinical centre's database. Demographic and clinical data, attack presentation, and disease course pre‐ and post‐IST were investigated. We also analysed the effect of onset age on the annualized relapse rate and relapse risk according to sex and IST status. Interactions on the additive scale between onset age and sex were analysed. A restricted cubic spline was used to analyse potential nonlinear correlations. Longitudinal changes in the Expanded Disability Status Scale score across NMOSD attacks were analysed using linear mixed‐effect models.ResultsIn total, 533 patients experienced 1394 attacks pre‐IST and 753 relapses post‐IST. Older age at onset was correlated with more myelitis attacks but fewer optic neuritis attacks, with no sex‐related differences in attack presentation. Pre‐IST, relapse risk increased with age at onset in women, while a U‐shaped correlation between onset age and relapse risk was found in men. Post‐IST, an inverted U‐shaped association between the predicted relapse risk and onset age was observed in women. Conversely, a negative correlation between the predicted relapse risk and onset age was found in men. Overall, a higher ratio of myelitis attacks was found post‐IST.ConclusionsPatients of different onset ages and sexes had different relapse patterns before and after IST.

Funder

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Neurology (clinical),Neurology

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