Overlapping CNS inflammatory diseases: differentiating features of NMO and MS
Overlapping CNS inflammatory diseases: differentiating features of NMO and MS
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) has long been considered as a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS) rather than a distinct disease. This concept changed with the discovery of serum antibodies (Ab) against aquaporin-4 (AQP4), which unequivocally differentiate NMO from MS. Patients who test positive for AQP4-Abs and present with optic neuritis (ON) and trans...
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Overlapping CNS inflammatory diseases: differentiating features of NMO and MS
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1808670730
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1808670730
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0022-3050
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1468-330X
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10.1136/jnnp-2014-308984
