| Literature DB >> 12886142 |
Mayumi Takeuchi1, Masafumi Harada, Kenji Matsuzaki, Sonoka Hisaoka, Hiromu Nishitani, Kenji Mori.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (proton MRS) findings before and after carnitine therapy in a patient with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) are evaluated. The hyperintensity on T2-weighted image and diffusion-weighted image and the decreased apparent diffusion coefficient of bilateral basal ganglia were normalized in parallel with normalization of the elevated lactate levels and the decreased N-acetyl-aspartate levels, corresponding to improvement of clinical symptoms. MRI and proton MRS may serve as a suitable, noninvasive modality for monitoring treated MMA.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12886142 DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200307000-00018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Comput Assist Tomogr ISSN: 0363-8715 Impact factor: 1.826