Proton MRS of a child with Sandhoff disease reveals elevated brain hexosamine

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-60

  Wilken, B ^a   Dechent, P ^b   Hanefeld, F ^b   Frahm, J ^c  

^a KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gangliosidosis; Lysosomal storage disorder; MRS; N acetylhexosamine

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; HEXOSAMINE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD CELL; CASE REPORT; CHERRY RED SPOT; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SANDHOFF DISEASE; STARTLE REFLEX; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HEXOSAMINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTONS; SANDHOFF DISEASE;

EID: 37049025140     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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