Overlapping CNS inflammatory diseases: differentiating features of NMO and MS.
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) has long been considered as a variant of multiple sclerosis (MS) rather than a distinct disease. This concept changed with the discovery of serum antibodies (Ab) against aquaporin-4 (AQP4), which unequivocally differentiate NMO from MS. Patients who test positive for AQP4-...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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