Prevalence of oedema of the lower limbs in multiple sclerosis patients: A vascular and lymphoscintigraphic study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 659-661

  Solaro, Claudio ^a   Messmer Uccelli, M ^b   Brichetto, G ^c   Augello, G ^c   Taddei, G ^d   Boccardo, F ^d   Buffoni, F ^d   Campisi, C ^d   Lopes, L ^b   Battaglia, M A ^e   Mancardi, G L ^c  

^a PA Micone Hospital   (Italy)

^b Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphoscintigraphy; Multiple sclerosis; Oedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; EDEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; LEG; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD VESSELS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34250650113     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506070681     Document Type: Article

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