Acute cervical hyperextension-hyperflexion injury may precipitate and/or exacerbate symptomatic multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 659-664

  Chaudhuri, A ^a   Behan, P O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

APOE gene; Blood brain barrier; Hyperextension hyperflexion; Multiple sclerosis; Specific focal trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NECK INJURY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 0035552155     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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