Role of brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the evaluation of suspected mitochondrial diseases in children: Experience in 30 pediatric cases
Introduction: Mitochondrial diseases are a group of inherited disorders caused by derangement of mitochondrial respiration. MR spectroscopy (MRS) has been shown to detect abnormal accumulation of lactate in brain parenchyma and CSF in patients with mitochondrial disorders, but the frequency of detec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-06-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14000023 |