Cerebrospinal fluid in acute optic neuritis: Experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 368-372

  Rolak, L A ^a   Beck, R W ^b   Paty, D W ^c   Tourtellotte, W W ^d   Whitaker, J N ^e   Rudick, R A ^f  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029880092     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.2.368     Document Type: Article

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