Merosin-negative congenital muscular dystrophy: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings

Brain and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 308-310

  Aslan, Mehmet ^a   Alkan, Alpay ^b   Yakinci, Cengiz ^a   Sonmezgoz, Ergün ^a   Bicak, Uǧur ^a   Zorludemir, Suzan ^c  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; INOSITOL; MEROSIN; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 18044394960     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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