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Glutamate in cerebral tissue of asphyxiated neonates during the first week of life demonstrated in vivo using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ist Teil von
Biology of the neonate, 2001-01, Vol.79 (3-4), p.254-257
Ort / Verlag
Basel: Karger
Erscheinungsjahr
2001
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Alma/SFX Local Collection
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We tested the hypothesis that glutamate (Glx) levels as demonstrated by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) are elevated in brain tissue of neonates with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Studies were performed in 26 neonates (median gestational age 40.5 weeks, range 36.7-42.4 weeks; median birth weight 3,360 g, range 2,180-4,200 g). The median postnatal age at the time of testing was 2.5 days (range 1-7 days). HIE was scored according to Sarnat as grade I (n = 4), grade II (n = 15) or grade III (n = 7). Results for neonates with mild to moderate HIE (group 1) were compared to those with severe HIE (group 2). After magnetic resonance imaging, (1)H-MRS was performed in a single volume of interest including the basal ganglia. An echo time of 31 ms was used. After curve-fitting procedures, peak area ratios of different brain metabolites were calculated. The median total Glx/N-acetylaspartate ratio was 1.21 (range 0.64-3.25) in group 1 versus 1.55 (range 1.10-2.75) in group 2 (p = 0.035). The median total Glx/choline ratio was 1.33 (range 0.71-2.52) in group 1 versus 2.14 (range 1.21-3.55) in group 2 (p = 0.019). We concluded that during the first days of life, Glx was elevated in the basal ganglia of neonates with severe HIE.