Alena Horska

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Low cerebellar vermis volumes and impaired neuropsychologic performance in children treated for brain tumors and leukemia
    A Horska
    Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:1430-7. 2010
  2. ncbi Brain metabolism in Rett syndrome: age, clinical, and genotype correlations
    Alena Horska
    Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Ann Neurol 65:90-7. 2009
  3. ncbi Neuroanatomical correlates of depression in post traumatic brain injury: preliminary results of a pilot study
    Vani Rao
    Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 22:231-5. 2010
  4. ncbi Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in pediatric pilomyxoid astrocytoma
    Bayram Cirak
    Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Childs Nerv Syst 21:404-9. 2005
  5. ncbi Regional apparent metabolite concentrations in young adult brain measured by (1)H MR spectroscopy at 3 Tesla
    Eva H Baker
    Diagnostic Radiology Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 27:489-99. 2008
  6. ncbi In vivo quantitative proton MRSI study of brain development from childhood to adolescence
    Alena Horska
    The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 15:137-43. 2002
  7. ncbi Gray matter in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: voxel-based morphometry
    David Bonekamp
    The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Neuroreport 21:259-63. 2010
  8. ncbi Effect of a 12-month intensive lifestyle intervention on hepatic steatosis in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:2156-63. 2010
  9. ncbi Hepatic fat and adenosine triphosphate measurement in overweight and obese adults using 1H and 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    Steven F Solga
    Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Liver Int 28:675-81. 2008
  10. ncbi Imaging of brain tumors: MR spectroscopy and metabolic imaging
    Alena Horska
    Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 20:293-310. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Metabolic effects of brain radiation in children
    Alena Horska; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Low cerebellar vermis volumes and impaired neuropsychologic performance in children treated for brain tumors and leukemia
    A Horska
    Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:1430-7. 2010
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  2. ncbi Brain metabolism in Rett syndrome: age, clinical, and genotype correlations
    Alena Horska
    Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Ann Neurol 65:90-7. 2009
    ..Brain metabolism, as studied by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), has been previously shown to be abnormal in Rett syndrome (RTT). This study reports the relation of MRS findings to age, disease severity, and genotype...
  3. ncbi Neuroanatomical correlates of depression in post traumatic brain injury: preliminary results of a pilot study
    Vani Rao
    Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 22:231-5. 2010
    ..The results suggest a possible role of frontotemporal lobe and basal ganglia pathology in depression after TBI...
  4. ncbi Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in pediatric pilomyxoid astrocytoma
    Bayram Cirak
    Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Childs Nerv Syst 21:404-9. 2005
    ..A pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PmA) is considered to be either a more aggressive variant of a pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) or a tumor of a separate entity...
  5. ncbi Regional apparent metabolite concentrations in young adult brain measured by (1)H MR spectroscopy at 3 Tesla
    Eva H Baker
    Diagnostic Radiology Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 27:489-99. 2008
    ..To quantify and examine the distribution of brain metabolites in normal young adults using single voxel MR spectroscopy at 3 Tesla (T)...
  6. ncbi In vivo quantitative proton MRSI study of brain development from childhood to adolescence
    Alena Horska
    The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 15:137-43. 2002
    ..To quantify regional variations in metabolite levels in the developing brain using quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI). MATERIALS and..
  7. ncbi Gray matter in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: voxel-based morphometry
    David Bonekamp
    The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Neuroreport 21:259-63. 2010
    ..Voxel-based morphometry provides an operator-unbiased means to investigate volumetric differences, which may be related to impaired neuropsychological functioning...
  8. ncbi Effect of a 12-month intensive lifestyle intervention on hepatic steatosis in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:2156-63. 2010
    ..Weight loss through lifestyle changes is recommended for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, its efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes is unproven...
  9. ncbi Hepatic fat and adenosine triphosphate measurement in overweight and obese adults using 1H and 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    Steven F Solga
    Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Liver Int 28:675-81. 2008
    ..We aimed to evaluate the inter- and intrarater reliability and stability of hepatic fat and ATP measurements in a cohort of overweight and obese adults...
  10. ncbi Imaging of brain tumors: MR spectroscopy and metabolic imaging
    Alena Horska
    Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 20:293-310. 2010
    ..This article delineates the need for standardization and further study in order for MRS to become widely used as a routine clinical tool...
  11. ncbi MRI-determined regional brain iron concentrations in early- and late-onset restless legs syndrome
    Christopher J Earley
    Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Sleep Med 7:458-61. 2006
    ..In this study our primary hypothesis was that substantia nigra (SN) iron index would be decreased in early-onset RLS compared to controls...
  12. ncbi Neuroimaging in leukodystrophies
    Peter B Barker
    Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Child Neurol 19:559-70. 2004
    ..In the future, anatomic and physiologic magnetic resonance techniques are expected to be integrated into a single examination that will provide a detailed characterization of white-matter diseases in children...
  13. ncbi Diffusion tensor imaging in children and adolescents: reproducibility, hemispheric, and age-related differences
    David Bonekamp
    The Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Neuroimage 34:733-42. 2007
    ..Our results show that the evaluated DTI protocol is suitable for clinical application in pediatric population...
  14. ncbi Hepatic 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a hepatologist's user guide
    Steven F Solga
    Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Liver Int 25:490-500. 2005
    ..As MR technology continues to evolve and more studies are being performed, perhaps a greater consensus of study techniques and endpoints will emerge. This review summarizes the present literature on human hepatic 31P MRS...
  15. ncbi MR imaging characteristics of pilomyxoid astrocytomas
    Atilla Arslanoglu
    Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 24:1906-8. 2003
    ....
  16. ncbi A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous iron sucrose in restless legs syndrome
    Christopher J Earley
    Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, AAC 1B 82, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Sleep Med 10:206-11. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to ascertain whether high-dose intravenous (IV) iron sucrose could improve symptoms and change brain iron concentrations in idiopathic RLS...

Research Grants4

  1. Metabolic effects of brain radiation in children
    Alena Horska; Fiscal Year: 2006
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