| Literature DB >> 12427642 |
Mario Mascalchi1, Giacomo Belli, Laura Guerrini, Marco Nistri, Ines Del Seppia, Natale Villari.
Abstract
Two patients with acute thiamine deficiency were examined with thalamic single-voxel proton MR spectroscopy. T2-weighted images exhibited increased signal intensity. N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) ratios were low without detectable lactate. Owing to substantially decreased choline (Cho) T2, the Cho/Cr ratio was not decreased. After thiamine therapy, the NAA/Cr ratio increased, paralleling clinical improvement and reduction in the areas of signal-intensity changes.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12427642 PMCID: PMC8185837
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ISSN: 0195-6108 Impact factor: 3.825