Encephalopathy due to hyponatraemia in acute intermittent porphyria

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 500-501

  Dixon, Barry ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM ION;

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030659785     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709000910     Document Type: Article

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