Brain metabolic changes suggestive of axonal damage in radiologically isolated syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2090-2094

  Stromillo, Maria Laura ^a   Giorgio, Antonio ^a   Rossi, Francesca ^a   Battaglini, Marco ^a   Hakiki, Bahia ^b   Malentacchi, Gianmichele ^c   Santangelo, Mario ^d   Gasperini, Claudio ^e   Bartolozzi, Maria Letizia ^f   Portaccio, Emilio ^b   Amato, Maria Pia ^b   De Stefano, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Potenza   (Italy)

^d Carpi Hospital   (Italy)

^e SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Hospital of Empoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOLOGICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ASPARTIC ACID; AXONS; BRAIN; CHOLINE; CREATINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS; PROTONS; RISK; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879117627     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318295d707     Document Type: Article

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