RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Grading cervical cord damage in neuromyelitis optica and MS by diffusion tensor MRI
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 161
OP 163
DO 10.1212/01.wnl.0000223637.65208.7c
VO 67
IS 1
A1 Benedetti, B.
A1 Valsasina, P.
A1 Judica, E.
A1 Martinelli, V.
A1 Ghezzi, A.
A1 Capra, R.
A1 Bergamaschi, R.
A1 Comi, G.
A1 Filippi, M.
YR 2006
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/67/1/161.abstract
AB The authors assessed the ability of diffusion tensor MRI to grade cervical cord damage in 10 patients with neuromyelitis optica, 10 patients with multiple sclerosis, and 10 healthy controls. The three groups differed in terms of average mean diffusivity (p = 0.008) and average fractional anisotropy (p = 0.04). There was a correlation between the Expanded Standard Disability Status Scale score and cord average mean diffusivity (r = 0.52, p = 0.02).