Proton MR spectroscopy of Wernicke encephalopathy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1803-1806

  Mascalchi, Mario ^a   Belli, Giacomo ^a   Guerrini, Laura ^a   Nistri, Marco ^a   Del Seppia, Ines ^a   Villari, Natale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTONS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0036846411     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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