Narcolepsy as an initial manifestation of neuromyelitis optica with antiaquaporin-4 antibody

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-288

  Baba, T ^a   Nakashima, I ^a   Kanbayashi, T ^b   Konno, M ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Fujihara, K ^a   Misu, T ^a   Takeda, A ^a   Shiga, Y ^a   Ogawa, H ^a   Itoyama, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OREXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATAPLEXY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NARCOLEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; NEUROPEPTIDES; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62549086914     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-0139-4     Document Type: Editorial

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