Neuromyelitis optica in a patient with Sjögren syndrome with distal renal tubular acidosis: A case report

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-171

  Imbe, Hisashi ^a   Nakajima, Hideto ^a   Ito, Takumi ^a   Kitaoka, Haruko ^a  

^a Seikeikai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti aquaporin 4 antibody; Distal renal tubular acidosis; Neuromyelitis optica (NMO); Sj gren syndrome

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; GADOLINIUM; LA ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; RO ANTIBODY; STEROID; AUTOANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREDNISOLONE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951917767     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.50.168     Document Type: Article

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