Characteristic linear lesions and longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesions in Chinese patients with neuromyelitis optica

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Lu, Zhengqi ^a   Qiu, Wei ^a   Zou, Yan ^b   Lv, Kefeng ^a   Long, Youming ^a   You, Wenxia ^a   Zheng, Xueping ^a   Hu, Xueqiang ^a  

^a Third Affiliated Hospital   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Linear lesion; Longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesions; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOSPINAL REGION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL WHITE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 4; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952100843     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.02.026     Document Type: Article

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