Devic's neuromyelitis optica: Clinical features and prognostic factors

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a   Ghezzi, A ^b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Gallarate Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Devic's disease; Myelitis; Neuromyelitis optica; Optic neuritis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MITOXANTRONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE OF ONSET; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC NEURITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 10044221145     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0342-0     Document Type: Article

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