Multiple sclerosis with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: A case report

European Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 214-215

  Sellbach, Annabelle N ^a   Pender, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA INTERFERON; CANDESARTAN; CARVEDILOL; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; GLATIRAMER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; IMMUNOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 24944527950     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086733     Document Type: Article

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