Improvement of central motor conduction after bone marrow transplantation in adrenoleukodystrophy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-375

  Hitomi, T ^a   Mezaki, T ^a   Tsujii, T ^a   Kinoshita, M ^a   Tomimoto, H ^a   Ikeda, A ^a   Shimohama, S ^a   Okazaki, T ^a   Uchiyama, T ^a   Shibasaki, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0037370104     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.3.373     Document Type: Article

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