The contribution of MRI in the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa damage

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Gass, A ^a   Filippi, M ^b   Grossman, R I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pontine myelinolysis; Diffusion; Encephalitis; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Posterior fossa; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0033991958     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00278-6     Document Type: Article

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