Antibody to aquaporin 4 in the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica.

Antibody to aquaporin 4 in the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica.

<h4>Background</h4>Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) of putative autoimmune aetiology. Early discrimination between multiple sclerosis (MS) and NMO is important, as optimum treatment for both diseases may differ considerably. Recent...

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Main Authors: Friedemann Paul, Sven Jarius, Orhan Aktas, Martin Bluthner, Oliver Bauer, Heribert Appelhans, Diego Franciotta, Roberto Bergamaschi, Edward Littleton, Jacqueline Palace, Hans-Peter Seelig, Reinhard Hohlfeld, Angela Vincent, Frauke Zipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040133

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040133

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