Low vitamin B12 levels and gastric parietal cell antibodies in patients with aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2743-2745

  Jarius, S ^a   Paul, F ^b   Ruprecht, K ^b   Wildemann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PARIETAL CELL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LETTER; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PARIETAL CELLS, GASTRIC; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84872100577     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6677-1     Document Type: Letter

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