Diffusion-weighted MRI in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 205-208

  Demaerel, P ^a   Heiner, L ^a   Robberecht, W ^a   Sciot, R ^a   Wilms, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032947307     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.1.205     Document Type: Article

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