MR imaging and 1H-MR spectroscopy in a case of juvenile Alexander disease

Brain and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 723-726

  Imamura, Atsushi ^a,b   Orii, Kenji E ^c   Mizuno, Shinji ^c   Hoshi, Hiroaki ^c   Kondo, Tomio ^b  

^a GIFU PREFECTURAL GIFU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexander disease; Demyelination; MR image; MR spectroscopy; Myo inositol

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SEIZURE; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GLIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; BRAIN; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GLIOSIS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 0036771658     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(02)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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