Cortical functional reorganization and its relationship with brain structural damage in patients with benign multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1326-1334

  Giorgio, Antonio ^a   Portaccio, Emilio ^b   Stromillo, Maria Laura ^a   Marino, Silvia ^a,c   Zipoli, Valentina ^b   Battaglini, Marco ^a   Blandino, Anita ^a   Bartolozzi, Maria Letizia ^d   Siracusa, Gianfranco ^b   Amato, Maria Pia ^b   De Stefano, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

^d Hospital of Empoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

benign multiple sclerosis; brain atrophy; functional MRI; hand movement; magnetization transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 78449282879     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510377333     Document Type: Article

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