Central pontine myelinolysis at autopsy; a twelve year retrospective analysis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 134-139

  Newell, Kathy L ^a   Kleinschmidt DeMasters, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptomatic; autopsy; incidence; myelinolysis; osmotic; pons

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030271539     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00175-X     Document Type: Article

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