Anti-nuclear antibodies and the optic-spinal form of multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 483-488

  Fukazawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Kikuchi, Seiji ^b   Sasaki, Hidenao ^b   Hamada, Koji ^a   Hamada, Takeshi ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^b   Tashiro, Kunio ^b  

^a Hokuyukai Neurology Hospital   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti nuclear antibodies; Collagen vascular diseases; Multiple sclerosis; Optic spinal form

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0030842765     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050129     Document Type: Article

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