MRI characteristics of atypical idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating lesions of the brain: A review of reported findings

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Seewann, A ^a,c   Enzinger, C ^a   Filippi, M ^b   Barkhof, F ^c   Rovira, A ^d   Gass, A ^e   Miller, D ^f   Montalban, X ^d   Thompson, A ^f   Yousry, T ^f   Tintore, M ^d   De Stefano, N ^g   Palace, J ^h   Rovaris, M ^b   Polman, C ^c   Fazekas, F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e Universitatsklinikum Basel   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical multiple sclerosis; Idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CEREBRUM; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 38549129894     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0754-x     Document Type: Review

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