Longitudinally extensive myelopathy in Caucasians: A West Australian study of 26 cases from the Perth Demyelinating Diseases Database

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-212

  Qiu, W ^a   Wu, J S ^a   Zhang, M N ^b   Matsushita, T ^c   Kira, J I ^c   Carroll, W M ^a   Mastaglia, F L ^a   Kermode, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINALLY EXTENSIVE MYELOPATHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 76549108772     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.172973     Document Type: Article

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