Outcome and risk of recurrence in a large cohort of idiopathic longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis without AQP4/MOG antibodies

Abstract Background Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is classically related to aquaporin (AQP4)-antibodies (Ab) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) or more recently to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-Ab associated disease. However, some patients remain negati...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Maillart, Françoise Durand-Dubief, Céline Louapre, Bertrand Audoin, Bertrand Bourre, Nathalie Derache, Jonathan Ciron, Nicolas Collongues, Jérome de Sèze, Mikael Cohen, Christine Lebrun-Frenay, Nawel Hadhoum, Hélène Zéphir, Romain Deschamps, Clarisse Carra-Dallière, Pierre Labauge, Philippe Kerschen, Alexis Montcuquet, Sandrine Wiertlewski, David Laplaud, Gwenaëlle Runavot, Sandra Vukusic, Caroline Papeix, Romain Marignier, on behalf of the OFSEP, SFSEP, and NOMADMUS study groups
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-020-01773-w