Neuromyelitis optica-IgG(+) optic neuritis associated with celiac disease and dysgammaglobulinemia: A role for tacrolimus?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-267

  Meyts, Isabelle ^a   Jansen, Katrien ^a   Renard, Marleen ^a   Bossuyt, Xavier ^a   Roelens, Filip ^b   Régal, Luc ^a   Lagae, Lieven ^a   Buyse, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti aquaporine 4; Celiac disease; Neuromyelitis optica; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC NEURITIS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 79955463490     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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