Harmen Reyngoudt1,2, Benedicte Descamps1,2,
Yves De Deene3, Koen Paemeleire4,5, Eric Achten1,2
1Radiology, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium; 2Ghent Institute for Functional and Metabolic Imaging,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; 3Radiotherapy, Ghent University,
Ghent, Belgium; 4Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium; 5Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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studies emphasized on the quantification of phosphorus metabolites in
migraine with aura patients. We re-evaluated the phosphorus metabolism, and
its possible basal deficiencies, in a homogeneous migraine without aura
(MwoA) patient group between attacks (interictally). We compared 22 MwoA
patients with 22 controls. Spectra were acquired in the visual cortex.
Absolute quantification was performed by using an external reference. The
metabolic shifts found in this study point to a basal metabolic deficiency in
MwoA patients
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