Diffusion tensor MRI assesses corticospinal tract damage in ALS

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1051-1058

  Ellis, Cathy M ^b   Simmons, A ^c   Jones, D K ^a   Bland, J ^c   Dawson, J M ^c   Horsfield, M A ^a   Williams, S C R ^c   Leigh, P N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diffusion tensor MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033595564     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.1051     Document Type: Article

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