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Neuroimaging in Metabolic Disorders
Author(s) -
Cakir Banu,
Teksam Mehmet,
Kosehan Dilek,
Akin Kayihan,
Koktener Asli
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00578.x
Subject(s) - neuroimaging , medicine , neuroscience , bioinformatics , psychiatry , biology
Although genetic and chemical studies are most helpful for the diagnosis of metabolic disorders of the brain, there is a role for neuroimaging to quantify the degree of brain involvement and the response to therapy. Also, in some instances the imaging pattern can guide in the selection of genes or gene products to be studied.