Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: A sonographer-blinded case-control study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1394-1398

  Imperiale, Daniele ^a   Melis, Fabio ^a   Giaccone, Claudia ^a   Guido, Marilena ^a   Milano, Eva ^a   Buffa, Carlo ^a   Appendino, Lucia ^a  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Jugular veins; Multiple sclerosis; Ultrasonography; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; STENOSIS; VENOUS RETURN;

DOPPLER; JUGULAR VEINS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84880329063     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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