Localised proton MR spectroscopy of brain metabolism changes in vegetative patients

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Ricci, R ^a   Barbarella, G ^b   Musi, P ^a   Boldrini, P ^c   Trevisan, C ^a   Basaglia, N ^c  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metabolism; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; CREATINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030926065     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050415     Document Type: Article

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