Maple syrup urine disease: Diffusion-weighted MRI findings during acute metabolic encephalopathic crisis

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 522-525

  Kilicarslan, Rukiye ^a   Alkan, Alpay ^a   Demirkol, Demet ^a   Toprak, Huseyin ^a   Sharifov, Rasul ^a  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion weighted imaging; Maple syrup urine disease

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KETOACIDOSIS; LETHARGY; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE;

EID: 84866026800     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-012-0079-2     Document Type: Article

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