Proton MRS in Behcet's disease with and without neurological findings
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Tarih
2003
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Yayıncı
Springer
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Our aim was to investigate whether neurological impairment in Behcet's disease (BD) can be assessed by means of proton MRS and whether it can assist in prognosis. We used single-voxel MRS to measure metabolites in regions of normal-appearing pons, basal ganglia and periventricular white matter (PWM) in 32 patients with chronic BD patients with and without neurological deficits and 29 control subjects. Patients had significantly higher N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) and choline (Cho)/Cr ratios in the basal ganglia than the controls. The Cho/Cr ratio in the PWM was also significantly higher in the patients. MRS enabled clear discrimination of patients and controls and also revealed spectral differences between non-neuro-Behcet's disease and neuro-Behcet's disease in the basal ganglia. MRS can be used to assess brain involvement in BD even if structural changes are absent.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Behcet's disease, brain, magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Kaynak
Neuroradiology
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
45
Sayı
12
