Treatment monitoring of brain creatine deficiency syndromes: A 1H- and 31P-MR spectroscopy study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 548-554

  Bianchi, Maria Cristina ^a,b   Tosetti, M ^b   Battini, R ^b   Leuzzi, V ^c   Alessandri M G ^b   Carducci, C ^c   Antonozzi, I ^c   Cioni, G ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CREATININE; CREATININE PHOSPHORIC ACID; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; ORNITHINE; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BRAIN CREATININE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AMIDINOTRANSFERASES; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATINE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GUANIDINOACETATE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; PROTONS;

EID: 33947574120     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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