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Severe aquaporin-4 IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with short myelitis lesion and favourable outcome

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  1. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Gianni Masi, Chiara Cioni & Pasquale Annunziata

  2. Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Medical School, Siena, Italy

    Umberto Arrigucci & Alfonso Cerase

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Masi, G., Cioni, C., Arrigucci, U. et al. Severe aquaporin-4 IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with short myelitis lesion and favourable outcome. Neurol Sci 36, 1925–1927 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2277-z

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