MRI measurement of brain iron in patients with restless legs syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-265

  Allen, Richard P ^a   Barker, P B ^b   Wehrl, F ^c   Song, H K ^c   Earley, C J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0035936633     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.2.263     Document Type: Article

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