Symmetric temporal abnormalities on MR imaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1511-1516

  Mori, H ^a,b   Yagishita, Akira ^b   Takeda, T ^c   Mizutani, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATROPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 34648843102     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0624     Document Type: Article

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