Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis
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Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disabling autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system histopathologically characterized by inflammation, multifocal demyelination, axonal damage and neuronal loss. Focal intensive demyelination and white matter infiltration by lymphocytes and mononuclear cells are pathological hallmarks of the disease (Ferguson et al., 1997; Lucchinetti et al., 2000). ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurologic Clinics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0733-8619
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2008.09.012