Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system and anticoagulant therapy: A case report

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-249

  Manfredi, M ^a,b,c   Magni, E ^a   Gandolfini, M ^a   Beltramello, A ^a   Orlandini, A ^a   Donati, E ^a,c  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^c Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SIDEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SIDEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033170090     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050039     Document Type: Article

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