White-matter disease in 18q deletion (18q-) syndrome: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicates demyelination or increased myelin turnover rather than dysmyelination

Neuroradiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-86

  Hausler M ^a   Anhuf, D ^a   Schuler H ^a   Ramaekers, V T ^a   Thron, A ^a   Zerres, K ^a   Moller Hartmann W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

18q (deletion) syndrome; OMIM=601808; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy; White matterdisease

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEMYELINATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MYELIN DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN DISEASES; CHOLINE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MYELIN SHEATH;

EID: 13844307643     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1309-9     Document Type: Article

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