Cortical involvement in four cases of primary lateral sclerosis using [11C]-flumazenil PET

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1033-1036

  Turner, Martin R ^a   Hammers, Alexander ^b,e   Al Chalabi, Ammar ^c   Shaw, Christopher E ^c   Andersen, Peter M ^d   Brooks, David J ^b,e   Leigh, P Nigel ^c  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; D90A; Flumazenil; Positron emission tomography; Primary lateral sclerosis

Indexed keywords

FLUMAZENIL; FLUMAZENIL C 11; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN CELL; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON ISOTOPES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548415445     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0482-7     Document Type: Article

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