The brain-heart connection in mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 558-563

  Cordeiro, Miguel ^a   Scaglia, F ^b   Lopes Da Silva, S ^a   Garcia, P ^c   Grazina, M ^d   Moura, C ^a   Diogol, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cerebellum; Heart; Magnetic resonance; Metabolic diseases; Mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATORY CHAIN DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 73949147026     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090902200508     Document Type: Article

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