Brain MRI abnormalities in Brazilian patients with neuromyelitis optica

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 969-974

  Pires, Cíntia Elias ^a,b   Silva, Christianne Martins Correa Da ^a   Lopes, Fernanda Cristina Rueda ^a,b   Malfetano, Fabiola Rachid ^a   Pereira, Valéria C S R ^a   Kubo, Tadeu ^b   Bahia, Paulo R V ^a   Alves Leon, Soniza Vieira ^a   Gasparetto, Emerson L ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Clinica de Diagnostico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain abnormalities; Brazilian patients; MRI; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862167320     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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