Demyelinating optic neuritis in children

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Alper, Gulay ^a   Wang, Li ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Demyelinating disorders; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OLIGOCLONAL BAND; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE DEMYELINATING OPTIC NEURITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLITIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; OPTIC NEURITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59349085315     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808321052     Document Type: Article

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