Seroprevalence of NMO-IgG antibody in Brazilian patients with neuromyelitis optica

OBJECTIVE: To determine the seroprevalence of neuromyelitis optica antibody (NMO)-IgG in Brazilian patients with clinical diagnosis of relapsing neuromyelitis optica, also known as Devic's disease. METHOD: We determined NMO-IgG titers in 28 patients (25 of them females) that fulfilled the 1999...

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Main Author: Adoni,Tarso (author)
Other Authors: Lino,Angelina Maria Martins (author), Marchiori,Paulo Eurípedes (author), Kok,Fernando (author), Callegaro,Dagoberto (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000300001
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:scielo:S0004-282X2008000300001