Multiple sclerosis-a vascular etiology?

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 745-757

  Weir, Bryce ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOPLASTY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; STENT; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 79952933720     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100051404     Document Type: Review

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