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Case Reports
. 2009 Mar 24;72(12):1101-3.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000345066.57745.50.

NMO-IgG detected in CSF in seronegative neuromyelitis optica

E C Klawiter  1 , E Alvarez 3rd, J Xu, A R Paciorkowski, L Zhu, B J Parks, A H Cross, R T Naismith
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NMO-IgG detected in CSF in seronegative neuromyelitis optica

E C Klawiter et al. Neurology. .
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Figure Neuroimaging of CSF antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica Case 1: Sagittal T2-weighted STIR MRI (A) shows hyperintensity throughout the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. Axial T1-weighted postgadolinium MRI at the level C2 (B) shows dorsal enhancement and at level C2–3 (C) shows peripheral enhancement and a central T1-weighted hypointensity. Case 2: Sagittal T2-weighted STIR MRI (D) shows hyperintensity from the lower medulla caudally with enhancement on T1-weighted postgadolinium MRI (E). Case 3: Axial T2-weighted MRI at successive levels C2 (F), C3 (G), and C4 (H) show central gray matter involvement.
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