A case of malignant monophasic multiple sclerosis (Marburg's disease type) successfully treated with decompressive hemicraniectomy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1056-1057

  González Sánchez, Jose J ^a   Nora, Joaquim Enseñat ^b   De Notaris, Matteo ^a   Arboix, Jordi Rumià ^a   García, Carlos Amorena ^a   Rodríguez, Enrique Ferrer ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOCORIA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HEMIANOPIA; HEMIPARESIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUTISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; TRACHEOTOMY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WHITE MATTER; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 77956639981     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.142133     Document Type: Letter

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