Role of MRI criteria and OB for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-408

  Tintore, Mar ^a   Sastre Garriga, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS;

EID: 63449104603     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509104581     Document Type: Editorial

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