A spinal cord MRI study of benign and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 502-505

  Filippi, Massimo ^a   Campi, Adriana ^a   Colombo, Bruno ^a   Pereira, Clodoaldo ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Baratti, Corrado ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029894034     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00886870     Document Type: Article

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