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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2020

Pain in NMOSD and MOGAD: A Systematic Literature Review of Pathophysiology, Symptoms, and Current Treatment Strategies.

Susanna Asseyer, Graham Cooper, Friedemann Paul

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07479212 (Single-center Ambispective Observational Study to Evaluate the Prevalence and Phenotype of Headache in Patients With Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07479212 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Single-center Ambispective Observational Study to Evaluate the Prevalence and Phenotype of Headache in Patients With Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGHEAD).

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2026 to 2026Enrolled25ConditionsMOGAD, Migraine, Cephalalgia
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Characteristics of pain in patients with NMOSD and MOGAD: impact on mental health, sleep and quality of life.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  19. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Susanna AsseyerExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Graham CooperExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Friedemann PaulExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) are autoimmune inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Pain is highly prevalent and debilitating in NMOSD and MOGAD with a severe impact on quality of life, and there is a critical need for further studies to successfully treat and manage pain in these rare disorders. In NMOSD, pain has a prevalence of over 80%, and pain syndromes include neuropathic, nociceptive, and mixed pain, which can emerge in acute relapse or become chronic during the disease course. The impact of pain in MOGAD has only recently received increased attention, with an estimated prevalence of over 70%. These patients typically experience not only severe headache, retrobulbar pain, and/or pain on eye movement in optic neuritis but also neuropathic and nociceptive pain. Given the high relevance of pain in MOGAD and NMOSD, this article provides a systematic review of the current literature pertaining to pain in both disorders, focusing on the etiology of their respective pain syndromes and their pathophysiological background. Acknowledging the challenge and complexity of diagnosing pain, we also provide a mechanism-based classification of NMOSD- and MOGAD-related pain syndromes and summarize current treatment strategies.

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aquaporin 4headachemyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-antibody-associated diseaseneuromyelitis optica spectrum disordersneuropathic painpainpainful tonic spasms

Identifiers

PMID33473247
PMCPMC7812141

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