Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Clinical and MR response to treatment

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 597-600

  Garrels, Kristina ^a,b,c   Kucharczyk, Walter ^a,b,c,e   Wortzman, George ^b,c,d   Shandling, Maureen ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b Department of Medical Imaging ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain, diseases; Demyelinating disease; Immune deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTARABINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN; CYTARABINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029876759     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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