Reversibility of brain lesions in a case of Neuro-Behçet's disease studied by MR diffusion

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-215

  Vuolo, Luisa ^a   Bonzano, Laura ^a   Roccatagliata, Caterina ^b   Parodi, Roberto Carlo ^c   Roccatagliata, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Occupational Health and Safety Local Unit SPreSAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; MRI; Neuro Beh et's disease; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STUPOR; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953543576     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0205-9     Document Type: Article

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