MR diffusion tensor imaging, fiber tracking, and single-voxel spectroscopy findings in an unusual MELAS case

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1840-1844

  Ducreux, Denis ^a   Nasser, Ghaidaa ^a   Lacroix, Catherine ^a   Adams, David ^a   Lasjaunias, Pierre ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE BIOPSY; SEIZURE; SPECTROSCOPY; BRAIN STEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; LEG; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; NERVE FIBERS; PARALYSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 24344463954     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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