Neuromyelitis optica in patients with gluten sensitivity associated with antibodies to aquaporin-4

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1084-

  Jarius, S ^a   Jacob, S ^a   Waters, P ^a   Jacob, A ^b   Littleton, E ^a   Vincent, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; GLUTEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50449100471     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.143263     Document Type: Letter

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