Comparison of olfactory function between neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis.

Objectives: Olfactory dysfunction (ODF) has been reported in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the comparison of olfactory function and olfactory-related gray matter (GM) between patients with NMO and MS needed to be further elucidated.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-seven patients with NMO and 37 with MS were enrolled.

Analysis of serum interleukin-27 and interleukin-35 concentrations in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Backgrounds: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a postinfectious immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy. Interleukin (IL)-27 and IL-35 have been recognized as novel members of IL-12 family. We evaluated the serum and cerebral spinal fluid (CFS) concentrations of IL-27 and IL-35 in GBS and analyze their correlations with clinical characteristics.