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Neuromyelitis optica with rapid respiratory failure: a case report

BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and is characterized by severe optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 74‐year‐old man with pneumonia. On admission, he exhibited lower limb weakness and rapid...

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Autores principales: Otake, Kosuke, Tagami, Takashi, Kido, Norihiro, Watanabe, Akihiro, Sakamaki, Masanori, Mochizuki, Toru, Matsuda, Kiyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34194814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ams2.655