Spinal cord MRI in clinically isolated optic neuritis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1577-1580

  Dalton, C M ^a   Brex, P A ^a   Miszkiel, K A ^b   Fernando, K ^a   MacManus, D G ^a   Plant, G T ^c   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 0242693864     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.11.1577     Document Type: Article

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