Two cases of myelitis associated with Sjögren syndrome without xerosis: Characteristic MRI findings

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 701-707

  Taguchi, Yoshiharu ^a   Takashima, Shutaro ^a   Dougu, Nobuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Koutaro ^a  

^a TOYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRI; Myelopathy; Sicca symptom; Sj gren

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; XEROSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYELITIS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 33748945416     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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