Characteristic brain mri appearance of erdheim-chester disease

Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2120-2122

  Bianco, F ^a   Iacovelli, E ^a   Tinelli, E ^a   Locuratolo, N ^a   Pauri, F ^a   Fattapposta, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 73349092140     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c67bbc     Document Type: Article

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