Espectroscopia de fósforo por ressonância magnética em malformações do desenvolvimento cortical

IntroductionMalformations of cortical development (MCD) result from disruptions in the dynamic process of cerebral corticogenesis and are important causes of epilepsy, motor deficits and cognitive impairment.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate phospholipids metabolism in vivo in a series of patients with epilepsy and MCD.MethodsThirty-seven patients with MCD and 31 control subjects were studied using three-dimensional phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) at a 3.0 T scanner. Quantification methods were applied to the following resonances: phosphoethanolamine (PE), ph...