Superficial siderosis of central nervous system mimicking multiple sclerosis

Neurologist

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-155

  Papadimas, G K ^a,b   Rentzos, M ^a   Zouvelou, V ^a   Kilidireas, K ^a   Konstantinopoulou, A ^a   Kokotis, P ^a   Evdokimidis, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands; Superficial siderosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SIDEROSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDEROSIS; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SIDEROSIS;

EID: 67649743732     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31818a5d3a     Document Type: Article

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