Progression of optic neuritis to multiple sclerosis: An 8-year follow-up study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-192

  Druschky, Achim ^a   Heckmann, Josef G ^a   Claus, Detlev ^a   Katalinic, Alexander ^a   Druschky, Karl F ^b   Neundörfer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032857110     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(99)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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