The Immunology of Neuromyelitis Optica—Current Knowledge, Clinical Implications, Controversies and Future Perspectives
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) with typical clinical manifestations of optic neuritis and acute transverse myelitis attacks. Previously believed to be a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS), it is now considered an independent di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/3/273 |