Prognostic predictors of acute transverse myelitis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-63

  Kalita, J ^a   Misra, U K ^a   Mandal, S K ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

MEP SEP EMG prognosis; Methylprednisolone; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031778418     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07379.x     Document Type: Article

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