MR imaging in neuroborreliosis of the cervical spinal cord

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2072-2075

  Hattingen, Elke ^a   Weidauer, Stefan ^a   Kieslich, Matthias ^a   Boda, Volker ^a   Zanella, Friedhelm E ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic encephalitis; Cranial neuritis; Lyme disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningoradiculitis; Neuroborreliosis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA; CEFOTAXIME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 8344274341     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2300-x     Document Type: Article

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