Tumefactive Demyelination in MOG Ab-Associated Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and AQP-4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.
Loredana StorelliPearse MorrisWilliam O TobinJohn J ChenSamantha A BanksJonathan L CarterVyanka RedenbaughJan-Mendelt TillemaFederico MontiniElia SechiA Sebastian Lopez-ChiribogaNicholas ZalewskiYong GuoMaria Assunta RoccaMassimo FilippiSean J PittockClaudia Francesca LucchinettiEoin P FlanaganPublished in: Neurology (2023)
Tumefactive lesions are frequent in MOGAD but are not associated with a worse prognosis. The clinical, MRI, and CSF attributes of tumefactive MOGAD differ from tumefactive MS, and are more similar to tumefactive AQP4+NMOSD with the exception of lesion resolution, which favors MOGAD.