Prognostic value of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings in near drowning patients: Reversibility of the early metabolite abnormalities relates with a good outcome

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-57

  Aragão, Maria De Fátima Viana Vasco ^a,b,c,d   Law, Meng ^a   Netto, João Prola ^a   Valença, Marcelo Moraes ^c   Naidich, Thomas ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Albert Sabin Hospital   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Near drowning

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEAR DROWNING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 66149175285     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000100014     Document Type: Article

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