Reversible magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy abnormalities in the course of vigabatrin treatment for West syndrome

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-264

  Thelle, Thomas ^a   Gammelgaard, Lise ^a   Hansen, Jonas K ^a   Østergaard, John R ^b  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Infantile spasms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NITRAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEST SYNDROME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 79955481826     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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