MR spectroscopy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
E P Pioro

Abstract

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRSI) have been used to identify neuronal dysfunction and/or loss in vivo in patients with various neurological diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease (ALS/MND). Both long and short echo time (TE) proton spectroscopy reveal the brain metabolites choline (Cho), creatine/phosphocreatine (Cr), and N-acetyl (NA) groups. Because NA groups are localized to mature neurons and Cr is homogeneously distributed throughout the brain, the NA/Cr ratio is considered an index of neuronal integrity. Long TE proton spectroscopic studies have revealed significantly decreased NA/Cr values in the sensorimotor cortex and brainstem of patients with ALS, consistent with neuronal dysfunction and/or loss. The amount of NA/Cr decrease appears to be directly proportional to the degree of clinical upper motor neuron deficit. Short TE 1H-MRS and 1H-MRSI also reveal other metabolites such as glutamate (Glu) and glutamine (Gln), which have been implicated in the ALS/MND disease process. Preliminary results of short TE 1H-MRSI of the medulla in patients with ALS/MND have revealed significantly decreased NA/Cr values and abnorm...Continue Reading

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