Multiple sclerosis: Lesion location may predict disability in multiple sclerosis

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 648-649

  Sastre Garriga, Jaume ^a   Tintoré, Mar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTOOCCIPITAL FASCICULUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SUPERIOR LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

BRAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 78649930864     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2010.161     Document Type: Article

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