{"id":4215,"date":"2024-08-15T01:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni-pharma.com.tw\/article_column\/aquaporin-4-antibody-test-aqp4-autoantibody\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:46:48","slug":"aquaporin-4-antibody-test-aqp4-autoantibody","status":"publish","type":"article_column","link":"https:\/\/uni-pharma.com.tw\/en\/article_column\/aquaporin-4-antibody-test-aqp4-autoantibody\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquaporin 4 antibody test (AQP4 autoantibody)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic&#8217;s syndrome, is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease that occurs in the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent inflammation of the optic nerve and spinal cord, often leading to blindness or limb disability, and a poor prognosis. NMO-IgG (also known as AQP4 antibody) is a specific protein expressed in NMO patients and can be used as a reference for clinical diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uni-pharma.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/03.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"03\" class=\"wp-image-2806\" style=\"width:504px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uni-pharma.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/03.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uni-pharma.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/03.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the guidelines established by neurologists in 2006, the diagnosis of NMO must be based on at least one clinical episode of optic nerve and myelitis, combined with two of the following three conditions: (1) MRI showing three or more consecutive spinal cord seizures (2) brain MRI does not meet MS diagnostic criteria and (3) positive serum AQP4 antibodies. 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