Leber hereditary optic neuropathy mimicking neuromyelitis optica

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-268

  McClelland, Collin M ^a   Van Stavern, Gregory P ^a   Tselis, Alex C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 80052271802     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318225247b     Document Type: Review

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