Brain macro- and microscopic damage in patients with paediatric MS

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1357-1362

  Absinta, Martina ^a   Rocca, Maria A ^a   Moiola, Lucia ^a   Ghezzi, Angelo ^b   Milani, Nicoletta ^c   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^d   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Gallarate   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^d C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OPTIC NEURITIS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 78649547392     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.205682     Document Type: Article

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