Devic's neuromyelitis optica in Morocco. A study of 9-cases;La neuromyélite optique au Maroc. Étude de neuf cas

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1191-1196

  El Otmani, H ^a,b   Rafai, M A ^a   Moutaouakil, F ^a   El Moutawakkil, B ^a   Boulaajaj, F Z ^a   Moudden, M ^a   Gam, I ^a   Slassi, I ^a  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b Aéroport Casa Anfa ^*  (Morocco)

Author keywords

Devic's disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Post infectious encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOROCCO; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 30944467264     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-3787(05)85192-6     Document Type: Article

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