Sensitivities and predictive values of paraclinical tests for diagnosing multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 132-137

  Filippini, Graziella ^a   Comi, Gian Carlo ^b   Cosi, Vittorio ^c   Bevilacqua, Luciana ^d   Ferrarini, Massimo ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^b   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^c   Filippi, Massimo ^b   Citterio, Antonietta ^c   D'Incerti, Ludovico ^a   Campi, Adriana ^b   Sberna, Maurizio ^d   Riti, Francesco ^a   Avanzini, Giuliano ^a   Colombo, Nadia ^d   Zappoli, Federico ^c   Scotti, Giuseppe ^b   Savoiardo, Mario ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal banding; Evoked potentials; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027957386     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868339     Document Type: Article

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