Endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: A retrospective study

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 324-328

  Alroughani, R ^a,b   Lamdhade, S ^a   Thussu, A ^a,b  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b DASMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

CCSVI; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876383348     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2012.759569     Document Type: Article

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