Recurrent neuromyelitis optica with diffuse central nervous system involvement: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 2 B, 2004, Pages 543-546

  Domingues, Renan B ^a,d   Kuster, Gustavo W ^a   Lanes, Flávio ^b   Callegaro, Dagoberto ^c  

^a Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria   (Brazil)

^b MULTISCAN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d HCFMUSP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Devic's disease; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 3142699464     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2004000300032     Document Type: Article

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