Spinal MRI supporting myelopathic origin of early symptoms in unsuspected cobalamin deficiency

European Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 146-150

  Fritschi, Jürg ^a   Sturzenegger, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Funicular myelosis; MRI; Subacute combined degeneration; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037232679     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069087     Document Type: Article

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