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Abstract #3993

in vivo and Longitudinal Assessment of Brain Metabolism in Hepatic Encephalopathy Using 1H MRS

Cristina Cudalbu1, Valrie A. McLin2, Olivier Braissant3, Rolf Gruetter4, 5

1Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging (LIFMET), Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; 2Dpartement de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Unit de Gastroentrologie, Hpatologie et Nutrition, Hpitaux Universitaires de Genve (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland; 3Service of Biomedicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; 4Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging (LIFMET), Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; 5University of Lausanne, University of Geneva, Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland


We characterized for the first time the in vivo and longitudinal progression of HE in a model of CLD using 1H MRS and histology and consequently we were able to monitor changes in the brain osmolytes, neurotransmitters, antioxidants and cell swelling.

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