Lesion probability mapping to explain clinical deficits and cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 681-689

  Kincses, Z T ^a,b   Ropele, S ^b   Jenkinson, M ^c   Khalil, M ^b   Petrovic, K ^b   Loitfelder, M ^b   Langkammer, C ^b   Aspeck, E ^b   Wallner Blazek, M ^b   Fuchs, S ^b   Jehna, M ^b   Schmidt, R ^b   Vecsei L ^a   Fazekas, F ^b   Enzinger, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognition; disability; lesion symptom mapping; MRI; multiple sclerosis; verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; SPATIAL MEMORY; THALAMUS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 79959445448     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510391342     Document Type: Article

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