Early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis-still a challenge?

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Polman, Chris H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

CEREBELLUM INJURY; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 42149169072     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507082721     Document Type: Editorial

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