Impact of pregnancy on conversion to clinically isolated syndrome in a radiologically isolated syndrome cohort

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1297-1302

  Lebrun, C ^a   Le Page, E ^a   Kantarci, O ^b   Siva, A ^c   Pelletier, D ^d   Okuda, D T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Multiple sclerosis; pregnancy; radiologically isolated syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; RADIOLOGICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME;

EID: 84864321946     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458511435931     Document Type: Article

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