Proton MR spectroscopy in inflammatory and infectious brain disorders.

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Proton MR spectroscopy in inflammatory and infectious brain disorders.

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1998 Nov;8(4):863-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/98443341
Cecil KM; Lenkinski RE; Department of Radiology, MR Section, University of Pennsylvania,; Philadelphia 19104, USA. kim@mrssparc.mri.upenn.edu

Abstract: This article reviews the proton MR spectroscopy literature regarding brain infarction and inflammatory diseases. We examine the salient findings reported for bacterial abscesses, intracranial tuberculomas, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, herpes simplex encephalitis and HIV. These processes demonstrate specific metabolic profiles which may be useful in differential diagnosis. The results reported in the literature support the view that MR spectroscopy can be employed in longitudinal studies to monitor the response to therapy and therefore may lead to individual optimized treatment effectiveness.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW LITERATURE AIDS Dementia Complex/*DIAGNOSIS Brain Abscess/*DIAGNOSIS Brain Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*DIAGNOSIS Herpes Simplex/DIAGNOSIS Human *Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Tuberculoma/*DIAGNOSIS
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