Structural and neurochemical evaluation of the brain and pons in patients with Wilson's disease

Algin, Oktay; Taskapilioglu, Ozlem; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; OCAKOĞLU, GÖKHAN; Yurtogullari, Sukran; Erer, Sevda; PARLAK, MÜFİT

doi:10.1007/s11604-010-0491-4

Structural and neurochemical evaluation of the brain and pons in patients with Wilson's disease

Algin O., Taskapilioglu O., HAKYEMEZ B. , OCAKOĞLU G. , Yurtogullari S., Erer S., ...More

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.28, no.9, pp.663-671, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11604-010-0491-4
Title of Journal : JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.663-671

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the structural-neurochemical abnormalities of the frontal white matter (FWM), deep gray matter nuclei, and pons in patients with Wilson's disease (WD) using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).