Neuroanatomy of pseudobulbar affect: A quantitative MRI study in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-412

  Ghaffar, O ^a   Chamelian, L ^a   Feinstein, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Mood; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 41149168532     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0685-1     Document Type: Article

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