Early pathological changes in the cerebellum of patients with pure cerebellar syndrome demonstrated by diffusion-tensor imaging

European Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-171

  Yoon, Bora ^a   Kim, Joong Seok ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a   Kim, Bum Soo ^a   Chung, So Ryoung ^a   Kim, Yeong In ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia, sporadic; Diffusion tensor; Fractional anisotropy; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33751192690     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096181     Document Type: Article

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