Proton MR spectroscopy demonstration of taurine peaks in megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with cysts

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-26

  Sener, R N ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with cysts; Proton MR spectroscopy; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NEUROLOGY; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

NEUROTRANSMITTERS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CHOLINE; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; TAURINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MEGALENCEPHALIC LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY WITH CYST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNAPSE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; TAURINE;

EID: 0037262216     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(02)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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