Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic images in preterm infants with bilirubin encephalopathy.

Atsushi Kamei, Makoto Sasaki, Manami Akasaka, Nami Soga, Kohsuke Kudo, Shoichi Chida

Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan. iz4a-kmi@asahi-net.or.jp

The Journal of pediatrics 2012 Feb

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Two preterm infants with athetoid cerebral palsy due to bilirubin encephalopathy were examined by magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at age 3 years. An increased glutamate/glutamine complex/creatine ratio was found in the basal ganglia. Chemical metabolic abnormalities of the basal ganglia were clearly demonstrated by color-coded metabolite images. Copyright © 2012 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Atsushi Kamei, Makoto Sasaki, Manami Akasaka, Nami Soga, Kohsuke Kudo, Shoichi Chida. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic images in preterm infants with bilirubin encephalopathy. The Journal of pediatrics. 2012 Feb;160(2):342-4