Optic neuromyelitis. Update on the clinical and pathophysiological concepts of the disease

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Juan Ignacio Rojas
Sección de Neuroinmunología y Enfermedades Desmielinizantes, Servicio de Neurología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sergio Javier González
Unidad de Medicina Molecular y Genómica, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Medicina Experimental. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Liliana Patrucco
Sección de Neuroinmunología y Enfermedades Desmielinizantes, Servicio de Neurología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Edgardo Cristiano
Sección de Neuroinmunología y Enfermedades Desmielinizantes, Servicio de Neurología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Rojas JI, González SJ, Patrucco L, Cristiano E. Optic neuromyelitis. Update on the clinical and pathophysiological concepts of the disease. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 10 [cited 2026 Jul. 6];31(1):14-20. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/997

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