Serial MRI and MRS studies with unusual findings in Rasmussen's encephalitis

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 962-966

  Turkdogan Sozuer D ^a,c   Ozek M M ^a   Sav, A ^a   Dincer A ^b   Pamir, M N ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Radyomar MR Center   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myoinositol; Neuroimaging Early findings; Rasmussen's syndrome

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GLIOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SEIZURE;

EID: 1642586722     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300051045     Document Type: Article

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