Nationwide prevalence and incidence study of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in Denmark

Viktoria Papp¹, Zsolt Illes², Melinda Magyari²+18

• ¹From the Department of Neurology (V.P., K.S., T.P.), Aarhus University Hospital; Department of Neurology (Z.I., H.H.N.), Odense University Hospital; Institute of Clinical Research (Z.I., H.H.N.), Institute of Molecular Biology (H.H.N.), and Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences (E.S.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (M.M., P.E.H.J., F.S.), Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen; The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry (M.M., N.K.-H.), Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Institute (N.K.-H.), and Department of Biomedicine (T.C.), Aarhus University; MS-Clinic of Southern Jutland (Sønderborg, Esbjerg, Kolding) (M.K., E.S.), Department of Neurology, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Sønderborg; Department of Neurology (C.C.P., Z.M.), Aalborg University Hospital; Multiple Sclerosis Unit (S.F.R.), Department of Neurology, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen; Department of Neurology (M.B.J.), Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød; Department of Neurology (A.E.P.), Hospital of Southwest Jutland, Esbjerg; Department of Neurology (L.R.), Hospital of Central Denmark Region, Viborg; Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers (M.C.L., N.H.), Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen; and Department of Neurology (J.L.F.), Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark. papp.vittoria@gmail.com.+1