| Literature DB >> 11186109 |
M Miyamoto1, T Miyamoto, J Kubo, N Yokota, K Hirata, T Sato.
Abstract
Brainstem function was evaluated by proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy (1H-MRS) in a 69-year-old man with idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder. An analysis of spectral peak area ratios revealed an increase in the choline/creatine ratio. This change suggests that brainstem neurons have functional impairment at the cell membrane level. Further, our results suggest that 1H-MRS may provide for non-invasive, metabolic evaluation of brainstem neuronal function in REM sleep behavior disorder and find application in the differentiation of secondary REM sleep behavior disorders with neurodegenerative disorders from idiopathic disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11186109 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00710.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ISSN: 1323-1316 Impact factor: 5.188