Brain and spinal cord MRI in motor neuron disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 314-317

  Thorpe, J W ^a   Moseley, I F ^a   Hawkes, C H ^a   MacManus, D G ^a   McDonald, W I ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029790786     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.3.314     Document Type: Article

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