Studies of Acute Ischemic Stroke With Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Joanna M. Wardlaw,
Ian Marshall,
Jim M. Wild,
Martin Dennis,
Jim Can,
Steff Lewis
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1618
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , infarction , transcranial doppler , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebral infarction , nuclear medicine , cardiology , radiology , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can be used to study metabolite abnormalities in the brains of stroke patients. We have used it to examine the relations between the metabolites in the infarct (N-acetylaspartate [NAA] and lactate) and the time lapse from stroke to MRS, the presenting neurological deficit, infarct size and swelling (on MRI), blood flow to the infarct (estimated by transcranial Doppler ultrasound), and clinical outcome.
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