MR spectroscopic evaluation of psychomotor delay of unknown cause in children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1110-1115

  Koşucu, Polat ^a   Erdemli, Sema ^b   Sönmez, Müjgan ^a   Kul, Sibel ^a   Aksoy, Ayşe ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

MR spectroscopy; Psychomotor delay

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; CREATINE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77950615244     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3204     Document Type: Article

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