Proton MR spectroscopy detected glutamate/glutamine is increased in children with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1539-1552

  Ashwal, Stephen ^a   Holshouser, B ^a   Tong, K ^a   Serna, T ^a   Osterdock, R ^a   Gross, M ^a   Kido, D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Glutamate; Infants; Spectroscopy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; INOSITOL; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; METABOLITE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; COMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 8744261832     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2004.21.1539     Document Type: Article

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