The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the study of asymptomatic familial multiple sclerosis patients;Estudio de pacientes asintomáticos de esclerosis múltiple familiar mediante resonancia magnética

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 811-814

  Barakat Shrem, Osama ^a   Fernandez Perez M J ^a   Benavente Fernandez A ^a,b   Garcia Moreno J M ^b   Ruiz Pena J L ^b   Fajardo Galvez J ^b   Izquierdo, G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Familial multiple sclerosis; Healthy carrier; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENEALOGY; GENETICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0345526987     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3709.2003013     Document Type: Article

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