MRI and proton spectroscopy in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis. Case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 935-940

  Sundgren, P C ^a   Burtscher, I M ^a   Lundgren, J ^a   Geijer, B ^a   Holtas S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Encephalitis, Rasmussen's; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033429605     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050870     Document Type: Article

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