Osmotic demyelination syndrome: Reversible MRI findings in bilateral cortical lesions

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 867-870

  Takei, Yo Ichi ^a   Akahane, Chiho ^a   Ikeda, Shu Ichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortical laminar lesion; Extrapontine myelinolysis; FLAIR; MRI; Osmotic demyelination syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPASTIC PARESIS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0141892830     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.867     Document Type: Article

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