Abnormal cervical cord function contributes to fatigue in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1552-1559

  Rocca, M A ^a   Absinta, M ^a   Valsasina, P ^a   Copetti, M ^b   Caputo, D ^c   Comi, G ^a   Filippi, M ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

fatigue; functional MRI; multiple sclerosis; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; TOUCH;

EID: 84868025899     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512440516     Document Type: Article

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