Neuromyelitis optica: brain abnormalities in a Brazilian cohort Neuromielite óptica: alterações encefálicas em pacientes brasileiros

Neuromyelitis optica: brain abnormalities in a Brazilian cohort Neuromielite óptica: alterações encefálicas em pacientes brasileiros

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a demyelinating disease consisting of relapsing-remitting optic neuritis and myelitis with a more severe course than Multiple Sclerosis. Recently, it has been shown that almost 50% of patients with NMO can have brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities. We re...

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Main Authors: Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, René Leandro Magalhães Rivero, Daniel May Oliveira, Nilton Amorin de Souza, Nitamar Abdala, Enedina Maria Lobato Oliveira, Alberto Alain Gabbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
neuromielite óptica
erações encefálicas
ressonância magnética
neuromyelitis optica
brain abnormalities
MRI
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