Treatment of neuromyelitis optica: an evidence based review

Treatment of neuromyelitis optica: an evidence based review

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by severe optic neuritis and transverse myelitis, usually with a relapsing course. Aquaporin-4 antibody is positive in a high percentage of NMO patients and it is directed against this water channel ric...

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Main Authors: Douglas Sato, Dagoberto Callegaro, Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto, Kazuo Fujihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
neuromielite óptica
terapia
aquaporina 4
plasmaferese
esteróides
azatioprina
ácido micofenólico
anticorpos monoclonais
mitoxantrona
ciclofosfamida
interferon-beta
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