In-vivo proton MR-spectroscopy of the human brain: Assessment of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) reduction as a marker for neurodegeneration

Pyruvate: An in vivo marker of cestodal

Pyruvate: An in vivo marker of cestodal infestation of the human brain on proton MR spectroscopy

✍ Peruvamba N. Jayakumar; Subbamma G. Srikanth; Hoskote S. Chandrashekar; Jerry M. 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 473 KB 👁 2 views

## Purpose: To study intracranial cestodal cysts using in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)h mrs) in an effort to identify metabolite(s) that may help in recognizing the parasitic etiology and, perhaps, viability of such tapeworm cysts. cestodal infestations of the human central nerv