Spinal cord grey matter abnormalities are associated with secondary progression and Physical disability in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 608-614

  Kearney, H ^a   Schneider, T ^a   Yiannakas, M C ^a   Altmann, D R ^a,b   Wheeler Kingshott, C A M ^a,c   Ciccarelli, O ^a,c   Miller, D H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; WHITE MATTER; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84930004930     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308241     Document Type: Article

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