Fractional anisotropy values detect pyramidal tract involvement in multiple system atrophy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Ito, Mizuki ^a   Watanabe, Hirohisa ^a   Atsuta, Naoki ^a   Senda, Jo ^a   Kawai, Yoshinari ^a   Tanaka, Fumiaki ^a   Naganawa, Shinji ^a   Fukatsu, Hiroshi ^a   Sobue, Gen ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fractional anisotropy values; Multiple system atrophy; Pyramidal tract involvement; Small sized neuron; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANISOTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 45849096452     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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