Initial DWI and ADC imaging may predict outcome in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Report of two cases of brain stem encephalitis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 996-998

  Axer, Hubertus ^a   Ragoschke Schumm, A ^a   Bottcher J ^a   Fitzek, C ^a   Witte, O W ^a   Isenmann, S ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 21344469920     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.045500     Document Type: Article

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