Occurrence of CCSVI in patients with MS and its relationship with iron metabolism and varicose veins

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-526

  Van den Berg, P J ^a   Van den Berg, G B ^a   Westerhuis, L W ^a   Visser, L H ^a  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; Echo colour Doppler; Iron metabolism; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELANGIECTASIA; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS STASIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873999967     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12010     Document Type: Article

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