Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis that meets modified McDonald criteria for dissemination in space is associated with a high probability of conversion to multiple sclerosis in Taiwanese patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-259

  Liao, M F ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Lyu, R K ^a   Chen, C M ^a   Chang, H S ^a   Chu, C C ^a   Hsu, W C ^a   Wu, Y R ^a   Kuo, H C ^a   Cheng, M Y ^a   Hung, P C ^a   Chou, M L ^a   Lin, K L ^a   Hsieh, M Y ^a   Ro, L S ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Clinically isolated syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; McDonald criteria; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 78751470488     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03114.x     Document Type: Article

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