White matter involvement beyond the optic nerves in CRION as assessed by diffusion tensor imaging

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-17

  Colpak, Ayse Ilksen ^a   Kurne, Asli Tuncer ^a   Oguz, Kader Karli ^a   Has, Arzu Ceylan ^b   Dolgun, Anil ^a   Kansu, Tulay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Optic neuropathy; Recurrent; White matter diseases

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RELAPSING INFLAMMATORY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; WHITE MATTER; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC NERVE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84913554720     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2014.896912     Document Type: Article

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