November 2021; 8 (6) ArticleOpen Access
Clinical Features of COVID-19 on Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Samira Luisa Apostolos-Pereira, View ORCID ProfileLis Campos Ferreira, Mateus Boaventura, Nise Alessandra de Carvalho Sousa, Gabriela Joca Martins, View ORCID ProfileJosé Arthur d'Almeida, View ORCID ProfileMilena Pitombeira, Lucas Silvestre Mendes, Thiago Fukuda, Hideraldo Luíz Souza Cabeça, Luciano Chaves Rocha, Bianca Santos de Oliveira, Carla Renata Vieira Stella, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira, Leizian de Souza Amorim, Andréa Ferrari de Castro, Antonio Pereira Gomes Neto, Guilherme Diogo Silva, Lucas Bueno, Maria de Morais Machado, Rafael Castello Dias-Carneiro, Ronaldo Maciel Dias, View ORCID ProfileAlvaro Porto Moreira, Ana Piccolo, Anderson Kuntz Grzesiuk, Andre Muniz, View ORCID ProfileCaio Diniz Disserol, Claudia Ferreira Vasconcelos, Damacio Kaimen-Maciel, Denise Sisterolli Diniz, Elizabeth Comini-Frota, Fernando Coronetti Rocha, View ORCID ProfileGutemberg Augusto Cruz dos Santos, View ORCID ProfileYara Dadalti Fragoso, View ORCID ProfileGuilherme Sciascia do Olival, Heloisa Helena Ruocco, Heloise Helena Siqueira, Henry Koity Sato, José Alexandre Figueiredo, Leandro Cortoni Calia, Mario Emilio Teixeira Dourado, Letícia Scolari, Herval Ribeiro Soares Neto, Luiz Melges, View ORCID ProfileMarcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves, Maria Lucia Vellutini Pimentel, Marlise de Castro Ribeiro, Omar Gurrola Arambula, Paulo Diniz da Gama, Renata Leite Menon, Rodrigo Barbosa Thomaz, Rogério de Rizo Morales, Silvana Sobreira, Suzana Nunes Machado, View ORCID ProfileTaysa Gonsalves Jubé Ribeiro, Valéria Coelho Santa Rita Pereira, Vanessa Maia Costa, Adaucto Wanderley da Nóbrega Junior, View ORCID ProfileSoniza Vieira Alves-Leon, View ORCID ProfileMarilia Mamprim de Morais Perin, Eduardo Donadi, Tarso Adoni, View ORCID ProfileSidney Gomes, Maria Brito Ferreira, Dagoberto Callegaro, Maria Fernanda Mendes, Doralina Brum, View ORCID ProfileFelipe von Glehn
First published August 26, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000001060
Samira Luisa Apostolos-Pereira
From the Hospital das Clínicas (S.L.A., M.B., G.D.S., L.B., C.C.D.D., D.C.), FM-USP, São Paulo; Universidade Federal de Sergipe and Univ. Tiradentes (L.C.F.), Aracaju; Hospital Univ. Getúlio Vargas (N.A.d.C.S.), Manaus; Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (G.J.M., J.A.d.A., M.S.P., L.S.M.); Universidade Federal da Bahia/Ebserh (T.F.), Salvador; Hospital Ophir Loyola (H.L.S., L.C.R.), Belém; FUNAD (B.E.S.), João Pessoa; UNICAMP (C.R.A.), Campinas; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (E.M.L., L.d.S.A.), UNIFESP; Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (A.A.F.d.C., Y.D.F.); Santa Casa (A.P.G.), Belo Horizonte; Hospital da Restauração (M.I.d.M., A.J.P.), Recife; Santa Casa (R.P.C., M.F.M.), São Paulo; Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (R.M.D.), Brasília; Hospital Santa Marcelina (A.C.P.), São Paulo; Private Service (A.K.), Cuiabá; Clínica AMO (A.M.), Salvador; Hospital Universitário Gaffree e Guinle (C.C.F.V.), Rio de Janeiro; Santa Casa (D.R.K.M.), Londrina; Universidade Federal de Goiás (D.S.D.), Goiânia; Private Service (E.R.C.-F.), Belo Horizonte; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (F.C.G.D.R, D.G.B.), UNESP; Santa Casa and ABEM-Assoc. Brasileira de Esclerose Múltipla (G.S.d.O.), São Paulo; Universidade Estácio de Sá and Universidade Federal Fluminenses (G.A.C.), Rio de Janeiro; Universidade Federal Fluminense (H.H.R.), Campinas; Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (H.H.S., J.A.F., L.S.), Cuiabá; Private Service (H.K.S.), Curitiba; IAMSPE (H.R.S.N.), São Paulo; Private Service (L.C.C.), São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (L.D.M.); Univ. da Região de Joinville (Univille) (M.V.M.G.); Santa Casa (M.L.V.P.), Rio de Janeiro; Univ. Federal R G Norte (M.E.T.D.), Natal; Univ. Federal Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (M.d.C.R.); PUC (P.D.d.G.), Sorocaba; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (R.B.T.), São Paulo; Univ. Federal de Uberlândia (R.d.R.M.); Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa (S.G.), São Paulo; Hospital Memorial São José (S.S.), rede D'OR, Recife; Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro (S.N.M., V.C.S.R.P.); Private Service (S.N.M.), Florianópolis; Univ. Federal de Goiás (T.A.G.J.R.), Goiânia; Hospital Neurológico de Goiânia (V.M.C.); Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (M.M.d.M.P.); Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (A.W.d.N.J.), Florianópolis; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (E.A.D.), USP; Hospital Sírio-Libanês (T.A.), São Paulo; and Faculty of Medicine (F.v.G.), University of Brasilia, Brazil.
MD, PhDLis Campos Ferreira
MD
Mateus Boaventura
MD
Nise Alessandra de Carvalho Sousa
MD
Gabriela Joca Martins
MD
José Arthur d'Almeida
MD, PhD
Milena Pitombeira
MD
Lucas Silvestre Mendes
MD
Thiago Fukuda
MD
Hideraldo Luíz Souza Cabeça
MD, PhD
Luciano Chaves Rocha
MD
Bianca Santos de Oliveira
MD
Carla Renata Vieira Stella
MD
Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira
MD, PhD
Leizian de Souza Amorim
MD
Andréa Ferrari de Castro
MD
Antonio Pereira Gomes Neto
MD
Guilherme Diogo Silva
MD
Lucas Bueno
MD
Maria de Morais Machado
MD
Rafael Castello Dias-Carneiro
MD, MS
Ronaldo Maciel Dias
MD
Alvaro Porto Moreira
MD
Ana Piccolo
MD
Anderson Kuntz Grzesiuk
MD
Andre Muniz
MD
Caio Diniz Disserol
MD
Claudia Ferreira Vasconcelos
MD, PhD
Damacio Kaimen-Maciel
MD
Denise Sisterolli Diniz
MD, PhD
Elizabeth Comini-Frota
MD, PhD
Fernando Coronetti Rocha
MD, PhD
Gutemberg Augusto Cruz dos Santos
MD
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
MD, PhD
Guilherme Sciascia do Olival
MD
Heloisa Helena Ruocco
MD, PhD
Heloise Helena Siqueira
MD
Henry Koity Sato
MD
José Alexandre Figueiredo Jr
MD
Leandro Cortoni Calia
MD
Mario Emilio Teixeira Dourado Jr
MD
Letícia Scolari
MD
Herval Ribeiro Soares Neto
MD
Luiz Melges
MD
Marcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves
MD, PhD
Maria Lucia Vellutini Pimentel
MD, PhD
Marlise de Castro Ribeiro
MD
Omar Gurrola Arambula
MD
Paulo Diniz da Gama
MD, PhD
Renata Leite Menon
MD
Rodrigo Barbosa Thomaz
MD
Rogério de Rizo Morales
MD, PhD
Silvana Sobreira
MD
Suzana Nunes Machado
MD, PhD
Taysa Gonsalves Jubé Ribeiro
MD
Valéria Coelho Santa Rita Pereira
MD
Vanessa Maia Costa
MD
Adaucto Wanderley da Nóbrega Junior
MD
Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon
MD, PhD
Marilia Mamprim de Morais Perin
MD
Eduardo Donadi
PhD
Tarso Adoni
MD, PhD, FAAN
Sidney Gomes
MD
Maria Brito Ferreira
MD, PhD
Dagoberto Callegaro
MD, PhD
Maria Fernanda Mendes
MD, PhD
Doralina Brum
MD, PhD
Felipe von Glehn
MD, PhD, FAAN
Clinical Features of COVID-19 on Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Samira Luisa Apostolos-Pereira, Lis Campos Ferreira, Mateus Boaventura, Nise Alessandra de Carvalho Sousa, Gabriela Joca Martins, José Arthur d'Almeida, Milena Pitombeira, Lucas Silvestre Mendes, Thiago Fukuda, Hideraldo Luíz Souza Cabeça, Luciano Chaves Rocha, Bianca Santos de Oliveira, Carla Renata Vieira Stella, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira, Leizian de Souza Amorim, Andréa Ferrari de Castro, Antonio Pereira Gomes Neto, Guilherme Diogo Silva, Lucas Bueno, Maria de Morais Machado, Rafael Castello Dias-Carneiro, Ronaldo Maciel Dias, Alvaro Porto Moreira, Ana Piccolo, Anderson Kuntz Grzesiuk, Andre Muniz, Caio Diniz Disserol, Claudia Ferreira Vasconcelos, Damacio Kaimen-Maciel, Denise Sisterolli Diniz, Elizabeth Comini-Frota, Fernando Coronetti Rocha, Gutemberg Augusto Cruz dos Santos, Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Guilherme Sciascia do Olival, Heloisa Helena Ruocco, Heloise Helena Siqueira, Henry Koity Sato, José Alexandre Figueiredo, Leandro Cortoni Calia, Mario Emilio Teixeira Dourado, Letícia Scolari, Herval Ribeiro Soares Neto, Luiz Melges, Marcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves, Maria Lucia Vellutini Pimentel, Marlise de Castro Ribeiro, Omar Gurrola Arambula, Paulo Diniz da Gama, Renata Leite Menon, Rodrigo Barbosa Thomaz, Rogério de Rizo Morales, Silvana Sobreira, Suzana Nunes Machado, Taysa Gonsalves Jubé Ribeiro, Valéria Coelho Santa Rita Pereira, Vanessa Maia Costa, Adaucto Wanderley da Nóbrega Junior, Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon, Marilia Mamprim de Morais Perin, Eduardo Donadi, Tarso Adoni, Sidney Gomes, Maria Brito Ferreira, Dagoberto Callegaro, Maria Fernanda Mendes, Doralina Brum, Felipe von Glehn
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Nov 2021, 8 (6) e1060; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001060
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