Importance of paraclinical and CSF studies in the diagnosis of MS in patients presenting with partial cervical transverse myelopathy and negative cranial MRI

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 312-316

  Bashir, K ^a   Whitaker, J N ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Evoked potentials; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; RISK; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033765484     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245850000600503     Document Type: Article

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