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Case Reports

Spontaneous Improvement of Visual Acuity in a 13-Year-Old Boy with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Keiko YamaguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takaaki HayashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1535-0279
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Akiko KiriyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kie IidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Shoyo YoshimineDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoichiro MasudaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Keigo ShikishimaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mitsuko AriizumiDepartment of Radiology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Genichiro TakahashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tadashi NakanoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 114-119 | Received 23 Apr 2018, Accepted 30 May 2018, Published online: 29 Oct 2018

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