Local tissue anisotropy decreases in cerebellopetal fibers and pyramidal tract in multiple system atrophy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 589-596

  Shiga, Kensuke ^a   Yamada, Kei ^a   Yoshikawa, Kenji ^a   Mizuno, Toshiki ^a   Nishimura, Tsuneo ^a   Nakagawa, Masanori ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Middle cerebellar peduncle; Multiple system atrophy; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN REGION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 20044388748     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0708-0     Document Type: Article

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