Acute Inflammatory Demyelination: MRI Prognostic Factors for Relapse
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MRI prognostic factors for relapse after acute CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood.
The prognostic factors for relapse of the initial MRI findings after a first episode of acute CNS inflammatory demyelination are unclear in children. In this study we aimed to identify initial MRI factors that are predictive of a second attack and disability after a first episode of acute CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood. A cohort of 116 children who had a first episode of acute CNS ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2004
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-9-1