A recurrent longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with Aquaporin-4(AQP4) antibody after herpes zoster

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 69-71

  Park, Jin Sung ^a,b   Hwang, Sun Jae ^a   Shin, Jin Hong ^a   Kim, Dae Seong ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4 antibody; Herpes zoster; Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis; Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; Optic neuritis; Parainfection

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DERMATOME; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; LONGITUDINALLY EXTENSIVE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; STEROID THERAPY;

AQUAPORIN-4 ANTIBODY; HERPES ZOSTER; LONGITUDINALLY EXTENSIVE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA SPECTRUM DISORDER; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARAINFECTION;

ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA;

EID: 84887432736     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.2510     Document Type: Article

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