Importance of cerebrospinal fluid examination in differential diagnosis of Devic's neuromyelitis optica by multiple sclerosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 95-96

  Bergamaschi, R ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PLEOCYTOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TH2 CELL;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0142217572     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0092-4     Document Type: Note

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