Persistent microscopic active inflammatory lesions in the central nervous system of a patient with neuromyelitis optica treated with oral prednisolone for more than 40 years

Persistent microscopic active inflammatory lesions in the central nervous system of a patient with neuromyelitis optica treated with oral prednisolone for more than 40 years

We have reported an autopsy case of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) that exhibited persisting active inflammatory lesions in the central nervous system (CNS) despite a 45-year-long treatment with oral corticosteroids. To our knowledge, our case had received the longest course of maintenance treatment. Th...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Fujii, Kyoko Itoh, Kozo Saito, Yu Satoh, Masahiro Makino, Masanori Nakagawa, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Shinji Fushiki, Toshiki Mizuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:eNeurologicalSci
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650218300182

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