Rheumatoid meningitis: Radiologic and pathologic correlation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1181-1183

  Jones, Stephen E ^a   Belsley, Nicole A ^a   McLoud, Theresa C ^a   Mullins, Mark E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroimaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid meningitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID MENINGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS MENINGITIS; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646919886     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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