The spectrum of neuromyelitis optica

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Neuromyelitis opticaMultiple sclerosisMedicineAquaporin 4AutoantibodyOptic neuritisDemyelinating diseaseImmunologySpectrum disorderDiseasePathologicalPathologyAntibody

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Year: 2007
Type: review
Volume: 6
Issue: 9
Pages: 805-815
Citations: 2134
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                                    Dean M. Wingerchuk, 
                                
                                    Vanda A. Lennon, 
                                
                                    Claudia F. Lucchinetti
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            The spectrum of neuromyelitis optica. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 6
                            (9)
                            , 805-815.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(07)70216-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(07)70216-8