Central nervous system demyelination in familial mediterranean fever: Is it a coincidence? [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-328

  Karabudak, Rana ^a   Dogulu, C F ^a   Nurlu, G ^a   Simsek, H ^a   Saatci, I ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Demyelination; Familial Mediterranean fever

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DEMYELINATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HEREDITARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0038632250     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00572.x     Document Type: Letter

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