Altered excitation-inhibition balance in the brain of patients with diabetic
neuropathy.
Authors Petrou M, Pop-Busui R, Foerster BR, Edden RA, Callaghan BC, Harte SE, Harris RE,
Clauw DJ, Feldman EL
Submitted By Eva Feldman on 10/31/2012
Status Published
Journal Academic radiology
Year 2012
Date Published 5/1/2012
Volume : Pages 19 : 607 - 612
PubMed Reference 22463961
Abstract To assess differences in excitatory (glutamate/glutamine or Glx) and inhibitory
(?-Aminobutyric acid or GABA) neurotransmitter levels using MR spectroscopy in
pain processing regions of the brain in patients diabetic neuropathy (DN) and
positive sensory symptoms and age-matched healthy control (HC) subjects.


Investigators with authorship
NameInstitution
Eva FeldmanUniversity of Michigan

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