Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease) in a patient with syphilis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-271

  Wilcox, Robert A ^a,c   Burrow, James ^b   Slee, Mark ^a   Craig, Jamie ^a   Thyagarajan, Dominic ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aquaporin 4 antibody; Devic's disease; neuromyelitis optica; NMO; syphilis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEURALGIA; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NEURITIS; RETINA; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; NEUROSYPHILIS;

EID: 43149099039     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507082355     Document Type: Article

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