Sensorimotor cortex gamma-aminobutyric acid concentration correlates with impaired performance in patients with MS

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1733-1739

  Bhattacharyya, P K ^a   Phillips, M D ^a   Stone, L A ^b   Bermel, R A ^a,b   Lowe, M J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 85047687672     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3483     Document Type: Conference Paper

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