Neuromyelitis optica and pregnancy

Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 875-879

  Bourre, B ^a   Marignier, R ^b   Zephir H ^c   Papeix, C ^f   Brassat, D ^e   Castelnovo, G ^g   Collongues, N ^d   Vukusic, S ^b   Labauge, P ^g   Outteryck, O ^c   Fontaine, B ^f   Vermersch, P ^c   Confavreux, C ^b   De Seze, J ^d  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^e CHU PURPAN   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860324542     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31824c466f     Document Type: Article

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