Spinal cord lesions in patients with clinically isolated syndrome: A powerful tool in diagnosis and prognosis

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Sombekke, Madeleine H ^a   Wattjes, Mike P ^a   Balk, Lisanne J ^a   Nielsen, Jessica M ^a   Vrenken, Hugo ^a   Uitdehaag, Bernard M J ^a   Polman, Chris H ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 84873674310     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b1a67     Document Type: Article

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