Neuromyelitis optica - Devic's syndrome, update

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 537-543

  Mandler, Raul N ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Devic syndrome; Neuromyelitis optica; Optic neuritis; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NEURITIS; REVIEW; SEROLOGY;

CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33749240551     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2006.02.008     Document Type: Review

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