Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord with involvement of the anterior columns: A new MRI finding

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-117

  Karantanas, A H ^a   Markonis, A ^a   Bisbiyiannis, G ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Degeneration, subacute combined; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033996643     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050027     Document Type: Article

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