Brain metabolite changes in alcoholism: An in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) study

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 553-557

  Jagannathan, N R ^a   Desai, N G ^a   Raghunathan, P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Brain metabolite changes; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); NAA (Cr + PCr); NAA Cho

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; MEMBRANE LIPID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029791286     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725X(96)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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