Neuromyelitis optica preceded by brain demyelinating episode

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-265

  Amemiya, Shimon ^a   Hamamoto, Makoto ^a   Kumagai, Tomoaki ^a   Ueda, Masayuki ^a   Katayama, Yasuo ^a   Tanaka, Keiko ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4; Brain lesion; MRI; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; SPINAL CORD;

AQUAPORIN 4; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650745581     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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