NMO-IgG: A Specific Biomarker for Neuromyelitis Optica

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that principally targets the optic nerves and spinal cord and often leads to severe disability and occasionally life threatening respiratory failure. Although its clinical manifestations overlap with those of multiple sclerosis (MS)...

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Main Authors: Weinshenker, Brian G., Wingerchuk, Dean M., Pittock, Sean J., Lucchinetti, Claudia F., Lennon, Vanda A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851409/