Adult-type metachromatic leukodystrophy mimicking multiple sclerosis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-523

  Chebel, Saber ^a   Barboura, Ilhem ^b   Boughammoura Bouatay, Amel ^a   Ammar, Manel ^a   Ferchichi, Salima ^b   Miled, Abdelhedi ^b   Frih Ayed, Mahbouba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFATASE; SULFATIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE; MEMORY DISORDER; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPTICEMIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 68349092607     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100007940     Document Type: Article

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