Selective contrast enhancement of anterior spinal nerve roots on magnetic resonance imaging: A suggestive sign of Guillain-Barré syndrome and neurobrucellosis

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-

  Berciano, José ^a   Pascual, Julio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

BRUCELLOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0043193919     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2003.03018.x     Document Type: Letter

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