Brain MRI in late-onset multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-244

  De Seze, J ^a   Delalande, S ^a   Michelin, E ^a   Gauvrit, J Y ^a   Mackowiak, M A ^a   Ferriby, D ^a   Stojkovic, T ^a   Defebvre, L ^a   Pruvo, J P ^a   Vermersch, P ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Criteria; Late onset; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20144387017     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.01103.x     Document Type: Review

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