Structural MRI reveals cortical thinning in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-388

  Verstraete, Esther ^a   Veldink, Jan H ^a   Hendrikse, Jeroen ^b   Schelhaas, H Jurgen ^c   Van Den Heuvel, Martijn P ^a   Van Den Berg, Leonard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857996232     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300909     Document Type: Article

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