Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: Diffusion MR imaging and proton MR spectroscopy findings

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-141

  Sener, R N ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted MRI; Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease; Proton MR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MYELINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 1642388406     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(04)96980-5     Document Type: Article

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