Detection of acute cytotoxic changes in progressive neuronal degeneration of childhood with liver disease (Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome) using diffusion-weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 641-646

  Ulmer, Stephan ^a   Flemming, Katharina ^a   Hahn, Andreas ^a   Stephani, Ulrich ^a   Jansen, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpers; Diffusion; Huttenlocher syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RESONANCE;

ALPERS; BRAIN AREAS; CYTOTOXIC; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MRI; HUTTENLOCHE SYNDROME; LIVER DISEASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS; MR SPECTROSCOPY; N-ACETYLASPARTATE; WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DIFFUSION;

CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036656601     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200207000-00030     Document Type: Article

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