Disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis: Two different diseases - A critical review

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-206

  Poser, C M ^a,c   Brinar, V V ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4 antibodies; Devic's disease; Disseminated encephalomyelitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BASAL GANGLION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34548496700     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00902.x     Document Type: Review

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