Metachromatic leukodystrophy: A scoring system for brain MR imaging observations

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1893-1897

  Eichler, Florian ^a   Grodd, W ^b   Grant, E ^a   Sessa, M ^c   Biffi, A ^c   Bley, A ^d   Kohlschuetter, A ^d   Loes, D J ^e   Kraegeloh Mann, I ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c SAN RAFFAELE SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e Suburban Radiologic Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HUMANS; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71449093485     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1739     Document Type: Article

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