Recruitment criteria for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis studies: The need for consensus

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-204

  Marchioni, E ^a   Bono, G ^c   Tavazzi, E ^a   Antinori, A ^b   Minoli, L ^d   Ceroni, M ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Varese   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPLIED RESEARCH; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EXPERT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELAPSE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 53149120654     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0968-4     Document Type: Editorial

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