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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct 28:2013:bcr2013201416.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201416.

Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Jaime Toro  1 , Saúl Reyes, Nicolás Useche
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Case Reports

Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Jaime Toro et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
MRI and diffusion tensor tractography of a 54-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (A andC) T2-weighted coronal and axial MRI of the brain revealed bilateral signal hyperintensities along the corticospinal tracts (arrows). (B and D) Diffusion tensor tractography showed asymmetry of the corticospinal tracts with fewer fibres on the right compared with the left side. In (B), the coloured regions illustrate the anatomical relationship of the corticospinal tract (shown in orange) with the thalamus (yellow) and the various motor areas of the cortex: leg (green), hand (blue) and face (purple).
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