MRI findings in an atypical case of Kearns-Sayre syndrome: A case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Sacher, Michael ^a   Fatterpekar, Girish M ^a   Edelstein, Simon ^a   Sansaricq, Claude ^a   Naidich, Thomas P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Mitochondrial deletion; Status spongiosus

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYELINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; STROKE; TENDON REFLEX; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KEARNS-SAYER SYNDROME;

EID: 20444496959     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1314-z     Document Type: Article

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