NMO in pediatric patients: Brain involvement and clinical expression;NMO en pacientes pediátricos: Afectación del cerebro y expresión clínica

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-38

  Peña, Joaquín A ^a   Ravelo, María Elena ^b   Mora La Cruz, Eduardo ^a   Montiel Nava, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Neuropediatrics Service   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Optic neuritis; Pediatric patients; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 79952347471     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000100008     Document Type: Article

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