Longitudinal MRI study of multiple system atrophy - When do the findings appear, and what is the course?

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 847-854

  Horimoto, Yoshihiko ^a,b,c   Aiba, Ikuko ^b   Yasuda, Takeshi ^b   Ohkawa, Yoshinori ^b   Katayama, Taiji ^b   Yokokawa, Yuki ^b   Goto, Atsuko ^b   Ito, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Meito ku   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Multiple system atrophy; Pontine "cross sign"

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036305705     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0734-0     Document Type: Article

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