Clinical Features of Children With MOG-IgG Who Fulfill Criteria of Multiple Sclerosis and Overlapping Disorders
Fonseca, Elianet Gisell 
(Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Olivé-Cirera, Gemma (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
Chen, Li Wen 
(National Cheng Kung University)
Paredes-Carmona, Fernando (Hospital Arnau de Vilanova)
Vázquez-López, Mara 
(Hospital Gregorio Marañon)
Felipe-Rucián, Ana 
(Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Romeu, Gemma (Universitat de barcelona)
Martinez-Hernandez, Eugenia (University of Pennsylvania)
Blanco Morgado, Yolanda
(Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Sepulveda, Maria (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Saiz, Albert
(Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Dalmau, Josep
(Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Armangue, Thais
(Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Nuñez Enamorado, Noem (Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid))
Boyero Duran, Sabas (Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Barakaldo, País Basc))
Mendibe-Bilbao, María del Mar (Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Barakaldo, País Basc))
Visa-Reñé, Nuria (Hospital Arnau de Vilanova)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Medicina
| Data: |
2025 |
| Resum: |
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to report the clinical features, disease-modifying treatment (DMT) response, and outcomes of children with MOG-IgG who fulfill the 2017 McDonald criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS). MethodsThis prospective observational study included children (<18 years) with a suspected acquired demyelinating syndrome (ADS) whose serum or CSF was positive for MOG-IgG, who met the indicated MS criteria, and who had ≥1 year of clinical follow-up. MOG-IgG was tested using live cell-based assays. ResultsOf 554 children with confirmed ADS (196 with MOG-IgG), 8 (median age 11 years, interquartile range 9-14) harbored MOG-IgG and fulfilled MS criteria: 2 had typical MS and 6 had overlapping MOGAD-MS features at onset, but 5 of the latter group developed an MS-like course during follow-up. Five of 7 patients with assessable samples were Epstein-Barr virus seropositive at disease onset, and all 8 had persistent silent radiologic activity with lesional location and morphology suggestive of MS, leading to initiation of DMT. All initial treatments were well tolerated, but eventually, 7 of 8 children (88%) required high-efficacy DMT. DiscussionIn this pediatric cohort, 4% of patients with MOG-IgG met criteria for MS. The clinical-radiologic spectrum ranged from typical MS to overlapping MOGAD-MS, and patients usually required high-efficacy DMT. |
| Ajuts: |
Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI21/00316
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| Drets: |
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| Llengua: |
Anglès |
| Document: |
Article de revisió ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Matèria: |
Adolescent ;
Autoantibodies ;
Child ;
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS ;
Female ;
Follow-Up Studies ;
Humans ;
Immunoglobulin G ;
Male ;
Multiple Sclerosis ;
Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein ;
Prospective Studies |
| Publicat a: |
Neurology® neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, Vol. 12, Num. 4 (January 2025) , art. e200400, ISSN 2332-7812 |
DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200400
PMID: 40505071
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