Relapsing transverse myelitis with anti-aquaporin 4 seropositivity: Possible beneficial effects of ciclosporin

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  Arai, Motomi ^a  

^a SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti aquaporin 4 antibody; Ciclosporin; Corticosteroid; Neuromyelitis optica; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE;

EID: 63849343937     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.49.48     Document Type: Article

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