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  • Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 10(1):1-6, 2019
  • Multi-center Network of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optical Spectrum Disorder in Korea: Results of the First Year Research
  • Hye Lim Lee, MD1, Jin Myoung Seok, MD2, Juhyeon Kim, MD3, Ho Jin Kim, MD, PhD4, Su-hyun Kim, MD, PhD4, Ha Young Shin, MD, PhD5, Byung-Jo Kim, MD, PhD6, Seol-Hee Baek, MD6, Sa-Yoon Kang, MD7, Sun-Young Oh, MD, PhD8, Seung-Han Lee, MD9, Ohyun Kwon, MD, PhD1
  • 1Department of Neurology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea 3Department of N
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are rare central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating diseases in Korea. Clinical registry and storage of bio- logical samples constitute key resources for research in the field of rare diseases and healthcare planning. Methods: We developed a national multi-center MS-NMOSD clinical network (MS-NMO NETWORK) to enroll patients with MS, NMOSD, and related disorders in Korea. The MS-NMO NETWORK collected the clinical information, using a web-based clinical research and trial database program (iCReaT). Results: Expert neurologists in the field of MS and NMOSD from 32 hospitals participated and enrolled patients from January 2017 to December 2017. A total of 164 patients were enrolled, and the clinical data from 111 patients were registered in the iCReaT. Seventy four patients (66.7%) were female and the mean age at initial attack was 38.6 years (standard deviation, 16.0). Thirty-one patients were diag- nosed as multiple sclerosis, 43 patients were NMOSD, and the other 37 patients were optic neuritis (11 patients), transverse myelitis (14 patients), demyelinating brain lesion (seven patients), clinically isolated syndrome (one patient), and any combination of these symptoms (four patients). Conclusions: We successfully established a nationwide MS-NMOSD network for CNS demyelinat- ing disease including MS and NMOSD and expect this network will be a foundational resource for further studies. Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 10(1):1-6, 2019
  • keyword : Multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica, Registry, Korea, Registries