Diffusion tensor imaging evaluation of corticospinal tract hyperintensity in upper motor neuron-predominant ALS patients

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rajagopalan, Venkateswaran ^a   Allexandre, Didier ^a   Yue, Guang H ^a   Pioro, Erik P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869447300     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/481745     Document Type: Article

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