A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic study in juvenile absence epilepsy in early stages

CANBAZ KABAY S., Gumustas O. G., Karaman H. O., ÖZDEN H., Erdinc O.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, vol.14, no.3, pp.224-228, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.06.004
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.224-228
  • Keywords: Juvenile absence epilepsy, Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Brain, Seizures, GENERALIZED EPILEPSY, N-ACETYLASPARTATE, SPIKE, SEIZURES, ACTIVATION, MECHANISMS, THALAMUS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study to evaluate the hippocampal, frontal and thalamic lobe functions in the early stage of the juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) by magnetic resonance proton spectroscopy (MRS).