Cranial computed tomography in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
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Cranial computed tomography in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
A group of 202 patients with suspected, probable or definite multiple sclerosis was studied, using cranial computed tomography (CT). Atrophy alone, or in combination with white-matter and periventricular lucencies, and areas of contrast enhancement, were the main abnormal findings in 52% of patients. Atrophy was detected in 44% of patients, and its frequency and severity correlated with disease...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.45.10.905