Neuromyelitis Optica Mimicking Intramedullary Tumor
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Neuromyelitis Optica Mimicking Intramedullary Tumor
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is considered to be a rarer autoimmune disease than multiple sclerosis. It is very difficult to make a diagnosis of MNO for doctors who are not familiar with its clinical features and diagnostic criteria. We report a case of a young female patient who had been suffering motor weakness and radiating pain in both upper extremities. Cervical MRI showed tumorous lesion in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.53.5.316