Chronic neuropathic pain severity is determined by lesion level in aquaporin 4-antibody-positive myelitis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 165-169

  Tackley, George ^a   Vecchio, Domizia ^a,b   Hamid, Shahd ^c   Jurynczyk, Maciej ^a   Kong, Yazhuo ^a   Gore, Rosie ^a   Mutch, Kerry ^c   Woodhall, Mark ^a   Waters, Patrick ^a   Vincent, Angela ^a   Leite, Maria Isabel ^a   Tracey, Irene ^a   Jacob, Anu ^c   Palace, Jacqueline ^a,d  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIMB DYSESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD LESION; AGED; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMMUNOLOGY; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84998678847     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2016-314991     Document Type: Article

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