Rapidly progressive course of very late onset multiple sclerosis presenting with Parkinsonism: Case report

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-249

  Schultheiss, T ^a   Reichmann, H ^a   Ziemssen, T ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

multiple sclerosis; progressive

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PARKINSONISM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 79951539695     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510384306     Document Type: Article

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