Motor neurone disease (MND): MRI features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on motor neurone disease (mnd): mri features: Cerebral atrophy There is thinning of primary motor cortex There is thinning of the parietal and temporal cortex There is precentral and corpus callosum atrophy Other brain abnormalities Muscle abnormalities Spine…
Cerebral atrophy
- There is thinning of primary motor cortex
- There is thinning of the parietal and temporal cortex
- There is precentral and corpus callosum atrophy
Other brain abnormalities
Muscle abnormalities
Spine abnormalities
Muscle ultrasound
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