MOG antibody seropositivity in a patient with encephalitis: beyond the classical syndrome

Background The presence of circulating anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-Abs) has been described in sera of patients with different inflammatory conditions of the central nervous system. In adults the core clinical feature is usually characterised by acute myelitis and/or opti...

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Published in:	BMC neurology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 190 - 6
Main Authors:	Mariotto, Sara, Monaco, Salvatore, Peschl, Patrick, Coledan, Ilaria, Mazzi, Romualdo, Höftberger, Romana, Reindl, Markus, Ferrari, Sergio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 05.10.2017 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Adult Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-abs) Ataxia Autoantibodies Autoantibodies - blood Autoimmune diseases Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Causes of Central nervous system Cerebrospinal fluid Consciousness Consortia Cortex Demyelinating diseases Diagnosis Encephalitis Encephalitis - immunology Family medical history Fever Genetic aspects Humans Immunoglobulins Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - administration & dosage Inflammation Intravenous administration Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Multiple sclerosis Myelin Myelin proteins Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein - immunology Myelitis Nervous system Neuritis Neurochemistry Neuroimaging Neurology Neurosurgery NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein Optic neuritis Optic Neuritis - etiology Patients Pediatrics Physiological aspects Prognosis Substantia alba Italy Austria Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-abs) Autoimmune diseases Encephalitis
ISSN:	1471-2377, 1471-2377
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