What is it about?
This article discusses the spectrum of movement disorders that result from spinal cord demyelination/inflammation in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO).
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This study is the first to propose clear definition, unified terminology, and clinically-useful classification for the entity of "Spinal Movement Disorders". The authors applied their proposed classification on a cohort of NMO patients analyzing clinical and radiological characteristics of patients with abnormal movements as well as response to treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Spinal Movement Disorders in Neuromyelitis Optica: An Under-recognized Phenomenon, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, February 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12321.
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