A transverse and longitudinal MR imaging voxel-based morphometry study in patients with primary cervical dystonia

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-84

  Pantano, P ^a,c   Totaro, P ^a,d   Fabbrini, G ^a,b   Raz, E ^a   Contessa, G M ^a   Tona, F ^a   Colosimo, C ^a   Berardelli, A ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Neuromed Institute IRCCS   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Neuroscienze   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY CERVICAL DYSTONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUTAMEN; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 78651469967     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2242     Document Type: Article

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