The Neuroepithelium Disruption Could Generate Autoantibodies against AQP4 and Cause Neuromyelitis Optica and Hydrocephalus

Figure 1

Drawing of ventricular zone disruption in hydrocephalus. AQP4 leaking into the CSF. Modified from Castaneyra-Ruiz et al. 2014 and Rodriguez et al. 2012 [16, 27]. CSF = cerebroespinal fluid, VZ = ventricular zone.