Unusual imaging findings in brain and spinal cord in two siblings with maple syrup urine disease

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 540-542

  Bhat, Maya ^a   Prasad, Chandrajit ^a   Bindu, Parayil Sankaran ^a   Aziz, Zarina ^a   Christopher, Rita ^a   Saini, Jitender ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; MRI; MSUD; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD; VIRCHOW ROBIN SPACE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; MRI; MSUD; SPINAL CORD;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; SIBLINGS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84885834800     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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