Increased iron in the dentate nucleus of patients with Friedreich's ataxia

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-125

  Waldvogel, Daniel ^a   Van Gelderen, Peter ^a   Hallett, Mark ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0032971328     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199907)46:1<123::AID-ANA19>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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