Combined brain voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging study in idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1045-1049

  Rizzo, G ^a   Manners, D ^a   Vetrugno, R ^a   Tonon, C ^a   Malucelli, E ^a   Plazzi, G ^a   Marconi, S ^a   Pizza, F ^a   Testa, C ^a   Provini, F ^a   Montagna, P ^a   Lodi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Restless legs syndrome; Statistical parametric mapping; Tract based spatial statistics; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 84862331270     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03604.x     Document Type: Article

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