Evidence for enhanced functional activity of cervical cord in relapsing multiple sclerosis

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1035-1042

  Agosta, F ^a   Valsasina, P ^a   Rocca, M A ^a   Caputo, D ^b   Sala, S ^a   Judica, E ^a   Stroman, P W ^c   Filippi, Massimo ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical cord; Disability; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

CORTICOSPINAL TRACTS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DISABILITY; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MRI (FMRI); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RECURRENT DISEASE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 42549163350     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21595     Document Type: Article

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