Progressive somnolence leading to coma in a 68-year-old man

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 538-540

  Bradley, J ^a   Forero, N ^a   Pho, H ^a   Escobar, B ^a   Kasinath, B S ^a   Anzueto, A ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEMODIALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030853373     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.2.538     Document Type: Article

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