Acute transverse myelitis in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A retrospective cohort study of 8 years follow up;Mielitis transversa aguda en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Estudio de una cohorte retrospectiva de 8 años de seguimiento

Neurologia

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 348-353

  Chaves, M ^a   Rojas, J I ^a   Patrucco, L ^a   Cristiano, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute transverse myelitis; Buenos Aires; Demyelinating disease; Longitudinal extensive myelitis; Partial myelitis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; BRAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863452219     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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