Neuromyelitis optica or Devic's disease: A childhood case and a review of the literature;Neuromyelite optique de devic chez l'enfant: Un nouveau cas rapporte et revue de la litterature

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 488-490

  Bencherif, M Z ^a,b   Karib, H ^a   Tachfouti, S ^a   Guedira, K ^a   Mohcine, Z ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b NONE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Childhood; Demyelinization; Devic's syndrome; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; FEMALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0034044090     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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