Early presentation of neuromyelitis optica

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 924-925

  Dimitrijevic, Nikola ^a   Bogicevic, Dragana ^a   Dimitrijevic, Aleksandar ^a   Nikolic, Dimitrije ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Neuromyelitis optica; Relapsing form

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE DISEASE; EYE PAIN; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLACCID PARAPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYDROMYELIA; LEG WEAKNESS; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MYDRIASIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISC PALLOR; PARAPLEGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEAKNESS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84874399091     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0199-x     Document Type: Article

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