Prominent brainstem symptoms/signs in patients with neuromyelitis optica in a Taiwanese population

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1197-1200

  Wang, Kai Chen ^a,b,c   Lee, Chao Lin ^c,d   Chen, Shao Yuan ^e   Lin, Kuan Hsiang ^c   Tsai, Ching Piao ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti aquaporin 4 antibody; Brainstem symptoms; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SYMPTOM; TAIWANESE; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES; AQUAPORIN 4; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961006486     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.12.052     Document Type: Article

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