Diffusion-weighted imaging in the assessment of neurological damage in patients with methylmalonic aciduria

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 417-422

  Burlina, A P ^a   Manara, R ^a   Calderone, M ^a   Catuogno, S ^a   Burlina, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A MUTASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHYLMALONIC ACIDURIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; STROKE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; BRAIN; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

EID: 0042830230     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025106909213     Document Type: Article

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