ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Spinal cord disorders excluding trauma
8B41 — Myelitis
8A43 — Neuromyelitis optica
8A43.1 — Neuromyelitis optica aquaporin-4 antibody negative
ICD-11 8A43.1 — Neuromyelitis optica aquaporin-4 antibody negative
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterised mainly by attacks of uni- or bilateral optic neuritis (ON) and acute longitudinally extensive (> 3 vertebral segments) myelitis. This form is seronegative for aquaporin-4 antibodies.Some patients may be myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody positive.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Neuromyelitis optica #6788
- Neuromyelitis optica #6806
- Neuromyelitis optica #7374
- Neuromyelitis optica #7802
- Neuromyelitis optica #9780