Cord atrophy separates early primary progressive and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1036-1039

  Bieniek, M ^a   Altmann, D R ^b   Davies, G R ^a   Ingle, G T ^a   Rashid, W ^a   Sastre Garriga, J ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; WHITE MATTER; ATROPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33747425171     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.094748     Document Type: Article

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