Anti-tuberculosis treatment for Devic's neuromyelitis optica

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1372-1377

  Feng, Yan Qing ^a   Guo, Ning ^a   Huang, Fan ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Sun, Qiao Song ^a   Liu, Jun Xiu ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculosis treatment; Neuromyelitis optica; Tuberculous infection

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957370728     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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