Cervical cord and brain grey matter atrophy independently associate with long-term MS disability

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-472

  Bonati, U ^a   Fisniku, L K ^a   Altmann, D R ^a,b   Yiannakas, M C ^a   Furby, J ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a   Chard, Declan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; GENDER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 79952728820     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.205021     Document Type: Letter

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