Diffuse cerebral white matter T2-weighted hyperintensity: A New Finding of general paresis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-611

  Alam, F ^a   Yasutomi, H ^b   Fukuda, H ^b   Horiguchi, J ^b   Murakami, Y ^b   Ohshita, T ^b   Inoue, K ^b   Ito, K ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Brain; CNS; Dementia; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULTS; CNS; DEMENTIA;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DEMENTIA; FRONTAL LOBE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PUTAMEN; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DEMENTIA; FRONTAL LOBE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARIETAL LOBE; PUTAMEN; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

EID: 33745714106     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600690389     Document Type: Article

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