Proton MR spectroscopy in Wernicke encephalopathy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 952-955

  Rugilo, Carlos A ^a,c   Roca, Marcela C Uribe ^d   Zurru, Maria C ^a   Capizzano, Arístides A ^c   Pontello, Gustavo A ^b   Gatto, Emilia M ^d,e  

^a Hospital Nacional Professor Dr Alejandro Posadas Servicio de Neurologia   (Argentina)

^b Sanatorio Mitre   (Argentina)

^c Fundacion FEMIEN   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^e NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0038517025     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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