Quantification and clinical relevance of brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis: A review

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1397-1412

  Grassiot, Blandine ^a,b   Desgranges, Béatrice ^b   Eustache, Francis ^b   Defer, Gilles ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Brain atrophy; Brain lesions; Cognition; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; COGNITION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORGAN SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69549110011     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5108-4     Document Type: Review

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