Magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the brain in the diagnostic evaluation of developmental delay

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-190

  Verbruggen, Krijn T ^a   Meiners, Linda C ^b   Sijens, Paul E ^b   Lunsing, Roelineke J ^b   van Spronsen, Francjan J ^a   Brouwer, Oebele F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental delay; Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; JOUBERT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID HORMONE TRANSPORTER DEFICIENCY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 60749105848     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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