Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic images in preterm infants with bilirubin encephalopathy.

Kamei, Atsushi; Sasaki, Makoto; Akasaka, Manami; Soga, Nami; Kudo, Kohsuke; Chida, Shoichi · J Pediatr · 2012

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two preterm infants with athetoid cerebral palsy due to bilirubin encephalopathy were examined by magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at age 3 years. An increased glutamate/glutamine complex/creatine ratio was found in the basal ganglia. Chemical metabolic abnormalities of the basal ganglia were clearly demonstrated by color-coded metabolite images.

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