Long term MRI follow-up of patients with post infectious encephalomyelitis: Evidence for a monophasic disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-136

  O'Riordan, J I ^a   Gomez Anson, B ^b   Moseley, I F ^b   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Post infectious encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032791286     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00160-4     Document Type: Article

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