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Development of extensive brain lesions following interferon beta therapy in relapsing neuromyelitis optica and longitudinally extensive myelitis

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    Y. Shimizu & M. Iwata

  2. Dept. of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan

    K. Yokoyama

  3. Dept. of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-cho,Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    T. Misu, T. Takahashi, K. Fujihara & Y. Itoyama

  4. Dept. of Neurology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Nishi 7-chome Kita 15-jo,Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan

    S. Kikuchi

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Shimizu, Y., Yokoyama, K., Misu, T. et al. Development of extensive brain lesions following interferon beta therapy in relapsing neuromyelitis optica and longitudinally extensive myelitis. J Neurol 255, 305–307 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0730-5

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