Article: Scientists at Istanbul University, Medical Department publish research in spectroscopy.

"Our aim was to investigate the [1H] MR spectroscopy (MRS) findings of Lafora Disease (LD), which is a disabling form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy. Twelve patients diagnosed with LD and 12 control subjects underwent MRS studies with single-voxels of 8 cc obtained in the frontal lobe, pons, and cerebellum," scientists in Istanbul, Turkey report (see also Spectroscopy).

"The metabolites and NAA/Cr, NAA/Cho, Cho/Cr, mI/Cr ratios were calculated. Subgroup analysis was also done between 5 patients with EPM2B and 6 patients with EPM2A mutations. Two investigators scored neurological symptom severity. We found a statistically significant difference of NAA/Cho ratio ...

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