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Neuromyelitis optica: phenotypic characteristics in a Brazilian case series.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Feb 2017
Del Negro Maria Cristina, Marinho Patricia Beatriz Christino, Papais-Alvarenga Regina Maria
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of 34 Brazilian NMO patients. To evaluate the contribution of the 2015 criteria to the diagnosis of NMO spectrum disorders (NMOSD) in 40 patients with longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LEMT). METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive and analytic study. RESULTS: Among NMO patients, there was a predominance of women, with onset in the fourth decade of life,...
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