Distinct hyperintense MRI signal changes in the corticospinal tracts of a patient with motor neuron disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-44

  Ellis, C M ^a   Simmons, A ^a,b   Dawson, J M ^a,b   Williams, S C R ^a,b   Leigh, P N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

motor neuron disease; neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051779634     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146608299750138777     Document Type: Article

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