Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with predominant pyramidal signs - Early diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-179

  Pradhan, Sunil ^a   Yadav, Ramakant ^a   Mishra, Vijay Nath ^a   Aurangabadkar, Kaustubh ^a   Sawlani, Vijay ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor neuron disease; Primary lateral sclerosis; Pyramidal tracts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPASTICITY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 31744444802     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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