Assessment of the damage of the cerebral hemispheres in MS using neuroimaging techniques

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Rovaris, Marco ^a   Leocani, Letizia ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Frontal lobe; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0033992411     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00282-8     Document Type: Article

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