Narcolepsy as an initial manifestation of neuromyelitis optica with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody.

Baba, Toru; Nakashima, Ichiro; Kanbayashi, Takashi; Konno, Masatoshi; Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Fujihara, Kazuo; Misu, Tatsuro; Takeda, Atsushi; Shiga, Yusei; Ogawa, Hiromasa; Itoyama, Yasuto

Baba, Toru; Nakashima, Ichiro; Kanbayashi, Takashi; Konno, Masatoshi; Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Fujihara, Kazuo; Misu, Tatsuro; Takeda, Atsushi; Shiga, Yusei; Ogawa, Hiromasa; Itoyama, Yasuto.

J Neurol ; 256(2): 287-8, 2009 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19266146

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Aquaporin 4/immunology; Autoantibodies/blood; Narcolepsy/immunology; Narcolepsy/physiopathology; Neuromyelitis Optica/complications; Neuromyelitis Optica/immunology; Adult; Autoantibodies/analysis; Biomarkers/analysis; Biomarkers/blood; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Hypothalamus/pathology; Hypothalamus/physiopathology; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/analysis; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/cerebrospinal fluid; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mesencephalon/pathology; Mesencephalon/physiopathology; Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use; Narcolepsy/pathology; Neuromyelitis Optica/pathology; Neuropeptides/analysis; Neuropeptides/cerebrospinal fluid; Ocular Motility Disorders/etiology; Ocular Motility Disorders/pathology; Ocular Motility Disorders/physiopathology; Orexins; Polysomnography; Predictive Value of Tests; Recurrence; Spinal Cord/pathology; Spinal Cord/physiopathology; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Autoantibodies / Neuromyelitis Optica / Aquaporin 4 / Narcolepsy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: J Neurol Year: 2009 Type: Article

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