Differential diagnoses to MS: Experiences from an optic neuritis clinic

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-105

  Horwitz, Henrik ^a,b   Friis, Tina ^c   Modvig, Signe ^a   Roed, Hanne ^d   Tsakiri, Anna ^a   Laursen, Bjarne ^e   Frederiksen, Jette Lautrup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Statens Serum Institut ^*  (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Differential diagnoses; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTROPIN; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895074573     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-7166-x     Document Type: Article

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