Spinal cord atrophy and disability in MS: A longitudinal study

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 234-238

  Stevenson, V L ^a   Leary, S M ^a   Losseff, N A ^a   Parker, G J M ^a   Barker, G J ^a   Husmani, Y ^a   Miller, D H ^a   Thompson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031868819     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.1.234     Document Type: Article

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