Extensive cortical magnetic resonance signal change in proximal urea cycle disorder

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-239

  Bindu, P S ^a   Sinha, Ssanjib ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Chandrasekhar, H S ^a   Christopher, R ^a   Arunodaya, G R ^a   Shetty, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Urea cycle disorder

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CELL SWELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; UREA CYCLE DISORDER;

BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 34249862180     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807300308     Document Type: Article

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