Autopsy prevalence of Wernicke's encephalopathy in alcohol-related disease

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 9 II, 1996, Pages 1110-1112

  Naidoo, D P ^a   Bramdev, A ^a   Cooper, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMILLARY BODY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0029970733     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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