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Utility of aquaporin-4 antibody assay in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
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OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate the utility of aquaporin-4 antibodies (AQP4-Ab) in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). METHODS: The clinical and radiological characteristics of 78 patients with NMOSD and 22 with multiple sclerosis (MS), who were tested for AQP4-Ab by a cell-based assay, were assessed. RESULTS: The mean time interval between symptom onset and development of optic neuritis and myelitis was 39.9 months in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). About 40% of pat...
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- Journal:
- Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 1060-1067
- Publication date:
- 2013-07-01
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1477-0970
- ISSN:
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1352-4585
- Source identifiers:
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443689
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- English
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