MRI-FLAIR images of the head show corticospinal tract alterations in ALS patients more frequently than T2-, T1- and proton-density-weighted images

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Hecht, M J ^a   Fellner, F ^a   Fellner, C ^a   Hilz, M J ^a   Heuss, D ^a   Neundorfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR); Magnetic resonance imaging; Upper motor neuron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 0035331840     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(01)00503-2     Document Type: Article

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