Brain structural damage in Friedreich's ataxia

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-85

  Della Nave, R ^a   Ginestroni, A ^a   Giannelli, M ^b   Tessa, C ^c   Salvatore, E ^d   Salvi, F ^e   Dotti, M T ^f   De Michele, G ^d   Piacentini, S ^a   Mascalchi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; DENTATE GYRUS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37749053225     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.124297     Document Type: Article

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