The two faces of neuromyelitis optica.

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Published in Neurology on January 10, 2014

Authors

Brian G Weinshenker1, Dean M Wingerchuk

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Neurology (B.G.W.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the Department of Neurology (D.M.W.), Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.

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