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18-05-2022 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Letter to the Editor

GFAP antibody–negative myelitis with high similarity to autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy: a case report

Authors: Yi-Ming Zhang, Shen Liu, Ting-Ting Liu, Hong-Dong Zhao, Jian-Quan Shi

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: GFAP antibody–negative myelitis with high similarity to autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy: a case report
Authors: Yi-Ming Zhang
Shen Liu
Ting-Ting Liu
Hong-Dong Zhao
Jian-Quan Shi
Publication date: 18-05-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cranial MRI
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 9/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06127-3