Combined MR spectroscopic imaging and diffusion tensor MRI visualizes corticospinal tract degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1249-1254

  Yin, Hong ^a,b,c   Lim, C C Tchoyoson ^a   Ma, Lin ^b   Gao, Yuangui ^b   Cai, Youquan ^b   Li, Dejun ^b   Liang, Yan ^b   Guo, Xinggao ^b  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticospinal tract; Echo planar imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATINE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS;

EID: 8744291752     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0526-9     Document Type: Article

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