A case of chronic progressive myelopathy

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1255-1257

  Kim, Jun Soon ^a   Young Ho Park, ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^a   Kim, Su Hyun ^a   Kyung Seok Park, ^a   Sung, Jung Joon ^a   Lee, Kwang Woo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AQP 4; limited NMO; neuromyelitis optica; plasmapheresis; progressive myelitis

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PLASMAPHERESIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77957580760     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510377907     Document Type: Article

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