Acute infectious disorders of the spinal cord and its roots with gadolinium-DTPA enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-195

  Engelter, S ^a   Lyrer, P ^a   Radu E W ^a   Steck, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Gadolinium DTPA; Herpes tester virus; Lyme borreliosis; Myelomeningoradiculitis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030043930     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02444013     Document Type: Article

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