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Seven-Tesla proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in adult X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Archives of neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Ratai Eva, Kok Trina, Wiggins Christopher, Wiggins Graham, Grant Ellen, Gagoski Borjan, O'Neill Gilmore, Adalsteinsson Elfar, Eichler Florian
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BACKGROUND: Adults with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) remain at risk for progressive neurological deterioration. Phenotypes vary in their pathology, ranging from axonal degeneration to inflammatory demyelination. The severity of symptoms is poorly explained by conventional imaging. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that neurochemistry in normal-appearing brains differs in adult phenotypes of X-ALD and...
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