Frequency and prognostic impact of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in patients with optic neuritis

Jarius S., Frederikson J., Waters P., Paul F., Akman-Demir G., Marignier R., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.298, ss.158-162, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 298
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.07.011
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.158-162
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Antibodies to aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Ab) are found in 60-80% of patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a severely disabling inflammatory CNS disorder of putative autoimmune aetiology, which predominantly affects the optic nerves and spinal cord.