Spinal cord lesions and disability in Hispanics with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2770-2776

  Amezcua, L ^a   Lerner, A ^a   Ledezma, K ^a   Conti, D ^a   Law, M ^a   Weiner, L ^a   Langer Gould, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Hispanic; Multiple sclerosis; Opticospinal; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINALLY EXTENSIVE SPINAL CORD LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICOSPINAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADULT; BRAIN; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889569767     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-7054-4     Document Type: Article

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