Diffusion tensor MRI assesses corticospinal tract damage in ALS

Abstract

The results support the use of diffusion tensor MRI in detecting pathology of the corticospinal tracts in ALS.

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Internal capsuleDiffusion MRICorticospinal tractFractional anisotropyWhite matterTranscranial magnetic stimulationPyramidal tractsTractographyCoronal planeMagnetic resonance imagingFiber tractCingulum (brain)External capsuleCorona radiata (embryology)MedicineNeuroscienceNuclear magnetic resonancePsychologyStimulationAnatomyRadiologyPhysicsInternal medicine

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 53
Issue: 5
Pages: 1051-1051
Citations: 391
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                                    C. M. Ellis, 
                                
                                    Andrew Simmons, 
                                
                                    Derek K. Jones
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Diffusion tensor MRI assesses corticospinal tract damage in ALS. 
                            Neurology
                            , 53
                            (5)
                            , 1051-1051.
                            https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.5.1051
                        

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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.1051