A widespread pattern of cortical activations in patients at presentation with clinically isolated symptoms is associated with evolution to definite multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1136-1139

  Rocca, Maria A ^a   Mezzapesa, Domenico M ^a   Ghezzi, Angelo ^b   Falini, Andrea ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Scotti, Giuseppe ^c   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Gallarate   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARIETAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27444431885     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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