Is it necessary to perform connective tissue disorders laboratory tests when a patient experiences the first demyelinating attack?

Background: It may be difficult to differentiate between the first demyelinating attack and the neurological manifestations of connective tissue diseases. Materials and Methods: A total of 79 patients with optic neuritis were compared with 79 healthy controls. Their blood samples were tested for ery...

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Main Authors: Masoud Etemadifar, Alimohammad Fatemi, Hourossadat Hashemijazi, Amir Kazemizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=7;spage=617;epage=620;aulast=Etemadifar