Degenerative Diseases

Congenital Lactic Acidosis: PET and MRS Studies

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Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) identified an increase in rate of cerebral glycolysis (PET) and cerebral lactate (MRS) in 2 children with defective mitochondrial respiration and congenital lactic acidosis studied at the Universitat zu Koln, Germany, and the University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Positron Emission TomographyMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyCongenital Lactic Acidosis
  • Page/Article: 28-28
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-9-4-6
  • Published on 1 Apr 1995
  • Peer Reviewed