HTLV-I-associated myelopathy: Acute progression and atypical MR findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1417-1421

  Shakudo, Miyuki ^a   Inoue, Yuichi ^a   Tsutada, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATROPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0032881457     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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