A patient with a benign course of neuromyelitis optica (Devic's syndrome) over 12 years: MRI follow up and histological findings [9]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 819-820

  Koller H ^a   Neuen Jacob, E ^a   Saleh, A ^a   Kieseier, B C ^a   Jander, S ^a   Hartung, H P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33745558533     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0116-0     Document Type: Letter

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