Seroconversion of anti-aquaporin-4 antibody in NMO spectrum disorder: A case report

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 980-981

  Mori, Masahiro ^a   Kawaguchi, Naoki ^a   Uzawa, Akiyuki ^a   Nemoto, Yuhko ^a   Masuda, Saeko ^a   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; GADOLINIUM; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSESTHESIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; THYMECTOMY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PREDNISOLONE; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 84862519618     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6288-2     Document Type: Letter

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