Correlation of sexual dysfunction and brain magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-110

  Zorzon, Marino ^a   Zivadinov, R ^a   Locatelli, L ^a   Stival, B ^a   Nasuelli, D ^a   Bratina, A ^a   Bosco, A ^a   Tommasi, M A ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, R S ^a   Ukmar, M ^a   Cazzato, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Sexual dysfunction; Sphincteric dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PONS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPHINCTER;

ADULT; ATROPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0037330188     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms881sr     Document Type: Article

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