Diffusion-weighted imaging in transient global amnesia exposes the CA1 region of the hippocampus

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 481-487

  Lee, Ho Yun ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoung ^a   Weon, Young Cheol ^a   Lee, Jung Seok ^a   Kim, Sang Yun ^a   Youn, Sung Won ^a   Kim, Sung Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion MR; Magnetic resonance; Transient global amnesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA, TRANSIENT GLOBAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249876607     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0213-5     Document Type: Article

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