Brain metabolite changes in alcoholism: Localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the occipital lobe

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-100

  Modi, Shilpi ^a   Bhattacharya, Manisha ^a   Kumar, Pawan ^a   Deshpande, Smita N ^b   Tripathi, Rajendra Prasad ^a   Khushu, Subash ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependents; Alcoholism; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTIC ACID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLINE; CREATINE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PROTONS;

EID: 79958772020     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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