MRI and clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 847-851

  Waragai, M ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030714187     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050518     Document Type: Article

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