Disseminated lesions in the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres and confluent lesions at the borders of the lateral ventricles as seen on MRI are both considered acceptable paraclinical evidence for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Similar changes are, however, also found in vascular diseas
Clinically definite multiple sclerosis in a Zaïrian woman of mixed race
✍ Scribed by D. Boucquey; C. J. M. Sindic; C. Laterre
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Volume
- 236
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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