Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to evaluate spinal cord axonal injury in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-200

  Holly, Langston T ^a   Freitas, Bonnie ^a   McArthur, Davi D L ^a   Salamon, Noriko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical location; Myelopathy; Spectroscopy; Spine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CREATINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N-ACETYLASPARTATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPARTIC ACID; AXONS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; CREATINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 65249173871     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.12.SPINE08367     Document Type: Article

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