Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: MR and CT features.
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چکیده
We describe three cases of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system) and their histology, showing different radiological features. One appearance is a few ring-shaped enhancing lesions, which are found predominantly in the supratentorial white matter, the other is solid disseminated lesions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 17 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996