Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an adult patient: Magnetic resonance and diffusion-weighted imaging findings

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-108

  Atalar, Mehmet H ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEMYELINATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 32044441645     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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