Radiological characterization of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 932, 2005, Pages 694-696

  Butteriss, D ^a   Chinnery, P ^a   Birchall, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 23744481711     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/73834093     Document Type: Article

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