Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Diffusion-weighted imaging and pathological correlations

Neuroradiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-25

  Bergui, Mauro ^a   Bradac, G B ^a   Oguz, K K ^b   Boghi, A ^a   Geda, C ^c   Gatti, G ^c   Schiffer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CYTOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CELL SWELLING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISORIENTATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; DYSPHASIA; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; CELL SIZE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE;

EID: 1342304441     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-1115-9     Document Type: Article

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