Neuroradiological findings in two cases of isolated amyloidoma of the central nervous system

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-337

  Gallucci, Max ^a   Caulo, M ^a   Splendiani, A ^a   Russo, R ^b   Ricci, A ^c   Galzio, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Ospedali Riuniti S Giovanni   (Italy)

^c SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Brain inflammation; Brain tumor; Cerebral amyloidoma

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EOSINOPHIL; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036947010     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-001-0728-0     Document Type: Article

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