Clinical and imagenologic significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
Miguel Cabanillas-LazoClaudia Cruzalegui-BazánMilagros Pascual-GuevaraCarlos Quispe-VicuñaFernando Andres Terry-EscalanteNicanor MoriCarlos Alva DiazPublished in: PloS one (2023)
We found the NLR to be useful as a biomarker of NMOSD as it was significantly increased in the patient group compared to the healthy control group with high certainty. Additionally, the NLR was applicable as an indicator of poor prognosis with low to moderate certainty.