The myelination process in severely malnourished children: MRI findings

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1209-1214

  Hazin, Adriano Nassri ^a   Alves, João Guilherme Bezerra ^a   Falbo, Ana Rodrigues ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelination; Protein energy malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYELINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; STUNTING SYNDROME; WASTING SYNDROME;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34347407784     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600934945     Document Type: Article

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