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Erschienen in: Der Nervenarzt 4/2013

01.04.2013 | Leitthema

Neuromyelitis optica

verfasst von: Prof. Dr. B. Wildemann, S. Jarius, F. Paul

Erschienen in: Der Nervenarzt | Ausgabe 4/2013

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Zusammenfassung

Die Entdeckung eines Serumautoantikörpers gegen das astrozytäre Wasserkanalprotein Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) als Biomarker der Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, Devic-Syndrom) hat das Verständnis über diese seltene immunvermittelte klinische Entität revolutioniert und ein rational begründetes therapeutisches Vorgehen ermöglicht. In dieser Übersicht stellen wir die klinischen Besonderheiten der NMO sowie neue Erkenntnisse zur pathophysiologischen Bedeutung der gegen Aquaporin-4 gerichteten humoralen und zellulären Immunantwort dar.
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Metadaten
Titel
Neuromyelitis optica
verfasst von
Prof. Dr. B. Wildemann
S. Jarius
F. Paul
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Der Nervenarzt / Ausgabe 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0028-2804
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-0407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-012-3602-x

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