Title :
Application of PIXE Analysis to Neurological Diseases
Author :
Hurd, R.W. ; Van Rinsvelt, H.A. ; Perry, E.A. ; Kondoro, J.W.A. ; Andres, J.M. ; Mickle, J.P. ; Wilder, B.J. ; Maenhaut, W. ; Reu, L. De
Author_Institution :
Departments of Neuroscience, Physics, Gastroenterology, and Neurosurgery University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
PIXE analysis was used to determine the elemental status of patients receiving the anticonvulsant valproic acid, patients with Reyes Syndrome, and animals with an experimentally-produced Reye-like disease. A result common to all studies was an alteration in selenium levels.
Keywords :
Animals; Aspirin; Biochemistry; Copper; Diseases; Drugs; Epilepsy; Neuroscience; Pediatrics; Zinc;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332520
