The MRZ reaction helps to distinguish rheumatologic disorders with central nervous involvement from multiple sclerosis

The MRZ reaction helps to distinguish rheumatologic disorders with central nervous involvement from multiple sclerosis

Abstract Background Some rheumatologic disorders may initially manifest with central nervous system (CNS) affection, mimicking the clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid findings of multiple sclerosis (MS). The MRZ reaction (MRZR), composed of the three respective antibody ind...

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Main Authors: Tilman Hottenrott, Rick Dersch, Benjamin Berger, Dominique Endres, Daniela Huzly, Jens Thiel, Sebastian Rauer, Oliver Stich, Ulrich Salzer, Nils Venhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE)
ANCA-associated vasculitides
Behçet’s disease
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Intrathecal polyspecific antiviral immune response
MRZ reaction (MRZR)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1018-3

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