Two cases of subacute combined degeneration: Magnetic resonance findings

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 328-331

  Okada, Susumu ^a   Kuwako, Tomoyuki ^a   Nakajo, Hidenobu ^a   Ishihara, Makiko ^b   Uchiyama, Fumio ^c   Obo, Rinnosuke ^d   Yokose, Norio ^a   Hamamoto, Makoto ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL CHIBA HOKUSOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Department of Ophthalmology   (Japan)

^d Fuchu keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance; Subacute combined degeneration; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33846103892     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.73.328     Document Type: Article

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