Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Complicated by Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO – Devic's Disease): Clinic-Pathological Report and Review of the Literature
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is usually a relapsing demyelinating disease of the central nervous system associated with optic neuritis, transverse myelitis involving three or more contiguous spinal cord segments, and seropositivity for NMO-IgG antibody. NMO is often mistaken for multiple sclerosis and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S15177 |