Should most patients with optic neuritis be tested for neuromyelitis optica antibodies and should this affect their treatment?
Department of Neurology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. galetta@mail.med.upenn.edu
Steven L
SL
Galetta
Wayne T
WT
Cornblath
D051401:Aquaporin 4 / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D012008:Recurrence
C496030:AQP4 protein, human; D051401:Aquaporin 4; D001323:Autoantibodies; D000939:Epitopes