99mTc-HMPAO brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in children with Down syndrome: Relationship to epilepsy, thyroid functions, and congenital heart disease

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 610-614

  Altiay, Suriye ^a   Kaya, Meryem ^a   Karasalihoglu, Serap ^a   Gultekin, Aziz ^a   Oner, Naci ^a   Biner, Betul ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THYROID HORMONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 33748064334     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210070901     Document Type: Article

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