AUTHOR=Hyun Jae-Won , Kwon Young Nam , Kim Sung-Min , Lee Hye Lim , Jeong Woo Kyo , Lee Hye Jung , Kim Byoung Joon , Kim Seung Woo , Shin Ha Young , Shin Hyun-June , Oh Sun-Young , Huh So-Young , Kim Woojun , Park Min Su , Oh Jeeyoung , Jang Hyunmin , Park Na Young , Lee Min Young , Kim Su-Hyun , Kim Ho Jin 

TITLE=Value of Area Postrema Syndrome in Differentiating Adults With AQP4 vs. MOG Antibodies

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00396

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2020.00396

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> To compare the frequency of area postrema syndrome (APS) in adults with anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) and anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> APS is defined as acute or subacute, single or combined, episodic or constant nausea, vomiting, or hiccups, persisting for at least 48 h, which cannot be attributed to any other etiology. The presence of APS was investigated in 274 adults with AQP4 antibodies and 107 adults with MOG antibodies from 10 hospitals.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The study population comprised Korean adults (≥18 years). At the time of disease onset, 14.9% (41/274) adults with AQP4 antibodies had APS, while none of the participants with MOG antibodies developed APS (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001). During the course of the disease, 17.2% (47/274) adults with AQP4 antibodies had APS in contrast to 1.9% (2/107) adults with MOG antibodies with APS (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001).</p><p><bold>Conclusions:</bold> APS, one of the core clinical characteristics of individuals with AQP4 antibodies, is an extremely rare manifestation in Korean adults with MOG antibodies.</p>