Neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome) and pulmonary tuberculosis

Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 934-938

  Silber, Michael H ^a   Willcox, Paul A ^a   Bowen, Robert M ^a   Unger, Arie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0025292239     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.40.6.934     Document Type: Article

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