title: A case of very long longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) with necrotizing Vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. Electronic address: kosatou@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hishikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National Yonezawa Hospital, 26100-1 Oh-Aza Misawa, Yonezawa 992-1202, Japan; Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuhara
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Date
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
keywords: HLA-B54; HLA-Cw1; Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM); Necrotizing vasculitis; Neuromyelitis optica