How specific are the pontine MRI hyperintensities (the cross sign)? [2]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-109

  Lo Coco, D ^a   Lunetta, C ^a   Piccoli, F ^a   La Bella, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Institute of Neuropsychiatry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross sign; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PONS;

EID: 0037238091     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00503_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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