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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020

Brain proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings in a Beagle dog with genetically confirmed Lafora disease.

Neringa Alisauskaite, Katrin Beckmann, Matthias Dennler, Niklaus Zölch

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neringa AlisauskaiteNeurology Service, Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1820-4717
Katrin BeckmannNeurology Service, Department of Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-7845
Matthias DennlerClinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostics and Clinical Services, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Niklaus ZölchDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-7783
University of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cortical atrophy has been identified using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in humans and dogs with Lafora disease (LD). In humans, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HMRS) of the brain indicates decreased N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) relative to other brain metabolites. Brain 1HMRS findings in dogs with LD are lacking. A 6-year-old female Beagle was presented with a history of a single generalized tonic-clonic seizure and episodic reflex myoclonus. Clinical, hematological, and neurological examination findings and 3-Tesla MRI of the brain were unremarkable. Brain 1HMRS with voxel positioning in the thalamus was performed in the affected Beagle. It identified decreased amounts of NAA, glutamate-glutamine complex, and increased total choline and phosphoethanolamine relative to water and total creatine compared with the reference range in healthy control Beagles. A subsequent genetic test confirmed LD. Abnormalities in 1HMRS despite lack of changes with conventional MRI were identified in a dog with LD.

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Proton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyAnimalsAspartic AcidBrainCholineDog DiseasesDogsEthanolaminesFemaleGlutamic AcidGlutamineLafora DiseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingAspartic AcidCholineEthanolaminesGlutamic AcidGlutaminephosphorylethanolaminecanine Lafora dieseasecerebralgenetic diseasemetabolic brain diseasemyoclonus epilepsyneurology

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PMID32418279
PMCPMC7379037
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